Segments From This Episode

• Uneven state unemployment rates show different recovery arcs

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Many of the states with the lowest unemployment rates have young workforces and multifaceted economies.

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• As eviction deadline looms, more tenants have access to legal help

  by Amy Scott

  

  Several cities and states have passed “right to counsel” legislation.

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• With COVID gaps on millions of resumes, do they still carry stigma?

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  Greater acceptance for career pauses could benefit moms.

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• Consumers are gravitating back to plastic for spending splurges

  by Matt Levin

  

  The Federal Reserve said total consumer credit rose by 10% in May. And lenders issued roughly 6 million new credit cards in March, according to Equifax.

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• For Kate Bellino, a cross-country move made all the difference

  Kate Bellino, who has been profiled in Marketplace’s “United States of Work” series, reevaluate what she wanted to get out of her career during the pandemic. So, she moved from Colorado to D.C., where she now works as a congressional staffer. “It takes a lot of courage to up your life and start over, but I think if there’s a time to do it, it’s now,” she said.

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• Pandemics, plagues and innovation in history: the striking parallels between COVID-19 and the Black Death

  by Scott Tong

  

  There are some economic lessons to be learned from society’s handling of the infamous plague of the 14th century.

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