The current job market and economic health, How gun violence affects children

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A man walks past a "Now Hiring" sign on a window at Sherwin Williams store
A man walks past a “Now Hiring” sign on a window at Sherwin Williams store, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Woodmere Village, Ohio. Tony Dejak/AP Photo

An economics professor helps us sort through the latest job numbers and what it says about the state of U.S. economy. Then, we check in on the fallout from the recent school shooting in Michigan with a journalist and author who covers gun violence against children.

Featured in this Show

  • Latest numbers show jobless claims at at 50-year low

    We look at how many people have been leaving and starting jobs in the U.S., based on the latest report from the Labor Department, and what we can take away in terms of the health of the economy in this moment in the pandemic.

  • The impact of gun violence on children in the US

    In the wake of a deadly school shooting in Oxford, Michigan, we learn more about the extent of gun violence against children and how the country responds to them.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
  • Tim Peterson Producer
  • Lorin Cox Producer
  • Marc Schaffer Guest
  • John Woodrow Cox Guest

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