Sep 10, 2020

Churn, baby, churn

A bartender pours drinks for customers in Austin, Texas, in May. There's a lot of churn in the labor market due to COVID-19. Sergio Flores/AFP via Getty Images

Today on the show: what churn in the labor market can tell us about this economy. Plus: Voting at arenas, wildfire insurance and Hollywood goes back to work.

Segments From this episode

COVID & Unemployment

Head spinning from all the unemployment numbers? Blame COVID-19.

by Mitchell Hartman

Sep 10, 2020

The pandemic has led to churn in the job market — layoffs, rehires and new hires that reflect shifting demand in the economy.

A bartender pours drinks for customers in Austin, Texas, in May. There's a lot of churn in the labor market due to COVID-19.

Sergio Flores/AFP via Getty Images

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What do the mall owners Simon and Brookfield see in J.C. Penney?

by Marielle Segarra

Sep 10, 2020

They can't let the retailer fail.

A closed J.C. Penney store at a mall in San Bruno, California. The retailer is an anchor store in a lot of malls.

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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Insurance companies face their own risks as wildfires continue

by Justin Ho

Sep 10, 2020

Climate change and regulated rates are making it harder for insurance companies to do business at a time when fire risk is growing.

A firefighter douses flames as they push toward homes during the Creek Fire in Madera County, California, on Sept. 7.

Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

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Elections 2020

What it takes to turn a sports venue into a polling place

by Kimberly Adams

Sep 10, 2020

With record voter turnout expected in this year's elections, arenas and other large venues are turning into voting “supercenters."

The Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., is one of many sports arenas across the country that will be converted to voting "supercenters" for the November elections.

Kimberly Adams/Marketplace

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COVID-19

Finding a COVID-19 test site for kids can be a struggle

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

Sep 10, 2020

"Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal talks to Sarah Kliff at The New York Times about finding a COVID-19 test site for toddlers, and why free tests can still end up on an invoice.

A boy receives a free COVID-19 test at a St. John’s Well Child Family Center mobile clinic in South Los Angeles.

Mario Tama/Getty Images

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COVID-19

How homeowners have gained a financial advantage during the pandemic

by Amy Scott

Sep 10, 2020

During the Great Recession, owning a house could sink you. Now, it's a life raft.

A house for sale in South Pasadena, California, in April.

Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

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COVID-19

Lights! Camera! Masks? TV and film production are ramping up

by Jasmine Garsd

Sep 10, 2020

As the pandemic continues, actors are being called back to the set, with caution.

Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. There are a lot of starts and stops as production gets back underway in Hollywood.

Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

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Music from the episode

Preservation Wu-Tang Clan, Del The Funky Homosapien, Aesop Rock

Seconds Into Months (Instrumental Version) MNDLSS

Respiration Black Star, Common

Cuffed Nick Hakim

Wide Eyes Local Natives

House Common Market

Turnmills Maribou State

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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