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How to stay healthy on a night shift

by Frey Lindsay
Nov 23, 2023
Graveyard shift workers face higher risk of diabetes, heart disease and obesity due to their unhealthy diet and sleep patterns.
Your body is supposed to be asleep overnight, but if you're working, you need fuel.
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As the labor market loosens, workers may be more willing to work nights and weekends

by Stephanie Hughes
Oct 20, 2023
They may find it attractive to earn money while others are playing.
"People are reconsidering their income needs and maybe could find ways to time their classes, time their childcare, to what the employers are offering," said Penn State Abington economics professor Lonnie Golden.
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The Night Shift

Meet the Los Angeles night shift workers running the 24/7 economy

by Janet Nguyen
Mar 9, 2020
From cleaning to serving coffee, these workers' overnight schedules come with upsides and downsides.
Stacy Walls works night shifts at a Ralphs based in Los Angeles.
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Do you work the night shift? Tell us about it.

by Marketplace Staff
Jan 28, 2020
We want to hear about your experience working unusual hours.
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Morning person, or night owl? It matters

by Sally Herships
Sep 9, 2014
Ethical thinking declines when employees work against their natural sleep schedule.
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Final Note

Americans never stop working

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 8, 2014
In case you needed data to prove it.
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More factories turn to automation for the night shift

by Kate Davidson
Dec 1, 2011
"Lights-out machining" leads to layoffs for some workers but saves jobs for others.
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