Aug 31, 2022

The pandemic is over (for the government)

As funding for COVID dwindles, some communities have reduced outreach and closed some testing and vaccination sites. Frederic J. Brown/AFP

Plus: A new way to track employment, a portrait of precarity in the restaurant business and a temp check on the American consumer.

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Private payrolls grow less than expected

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Aug 31, 2022

Private employers added just 132,000 jobs in August, according to ADP — possibly a sign of a job market that's leveling off.

Job changers enjoyed a significantly higher pay increase than job stayers, according to ADP, meaning it pays to switch in this economy. Above, job seekers meet with recruiters during a career fair.

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Now reopened after pandemic shutdown, popular L.A. restaurant manages through "unprecedented times"

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

Aug 31, 2022

Here's Looking at You is up and running again — but the restaurant industry has changed a lot since the Before Times.

Lien Ta (left), co-owner of Here's Looking at You, speaks with "Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal. "What every restaurant is seeking is consistent business," she says. "And we have that right now."

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What happens once federal funding to fight COVID ends?

by Samantha Fields

Aug 31, 2022

FDA approved updated boosters Wednesday. The feds have helped cover costs of vaccination and testing as well as public awareness drives.

As funding for COVID dwindles, some communities have reduced outreach and closed some testing and vaccination sites.

Frederic J. Brown/AFP

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Why Republican consumers are glum and Democrats upbeat

by Mitchell Hartman

Aug 31, 2022

Consumer sentiment increasingly splits along party lines, with partisans of whoever holds the White House far more optimistic.

Data shows consumer sentiment is increasingly split along party lines. Right now, the gap between political tribes is nearly 35 points, according to the University of Michigan's survey.

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Some employees are coming back, but there's still a lot of empty office space out there

by Justin Ho

Aug 31, 2022

The commercial real estate market is being forced to adapt. Some buildings offer leasing incentives, others may convert to a different use.

Many building owners are offering better deals to office tenants who might be on the fence about renewing their leases.

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Marketplace

Aug 31, 2022

Plus: A new way to track employment, a portrait of precarity in the restaurant business and a temp check on the American consumer.

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Music from the episode

Tightrope Janelle Monae

El Jardin Hermanos Gutierrez

Carino The Marias

Circles Post Malone

Maria Tambien Khruangbin

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I

Dylan Miettinen Associate Digital Producer

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