How California Homelessness Became A Crisis
Homelessness has gotten out of control in the Golden State. Will California be able to solve it?
ECONOMY
Working In Sweatpants May Be Over As Companies Contemplate The Great Office Return
Many offices that have been closed since March 2020 are beginning to bring workers back, but not all companies think they need a return to the old ways.
A Remote Resort Town Struggles To Find Restaurant Workers For The Summer Season
As pandemic restrictions loosen, tourists flock to Jack Sprat, a restaurant in Girdwood, Alaska. But like many businesses in resort towns, it's having trouble hiring servers as the economy rebounds.
A Lifeline For The Unemployed Is About To End In Half Of U.S. Here's What's At Stake
Republican governors are moving to end $300-a-week pandemic payments for the unemployed in a controversial effort to push people back to work. Four states are set to end them this week.
G-7 Member Nations Agree To Global Minimum Tax Rate Of 15%
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about G-7 nations agreeing to back a global minimum tax rate on multinational corporations.
Jobs And The Hospitality Industry
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jim Essey, CEO of the TemPositions Group of Companies, about why employers are having difficulty finding workers despite millions of Americans who remain unemployed.
Overseas Bank Helped Recover IRS Stimulus Checks To Non-Americans. It Didn't Go Well
After accidentally sending stimulus checks to ineligible foreign citizens living overseas, the Internal Revenue Service is now asking some banks to help recover money, creating a legal mess.
U.S. Employers Added 599,000 Jobs In May
In May, U.S. employers added two times the jobs they did in April. A long way from replacing the jobs lost in 2020, employers say they'd like to hire more people to keep up with booming demand.
Millions Face Eviction As Moratorium Expiration Date Nears
Millions of Americans are behind on rent and billions of dollars from Congress isn't reaching those who need it. A federal moratorium on evictions expires at the end of June so the clock is ticking.
Hiring Picked Up Last Month, But The Economy Still Needs More Workers
U.S. employers added 559,000 jobs last month, as the unemployment rate fell to 5.8% from 6.1% in April. Employers say they could use even more workers as demand surges and pandemic fears recede.