The untold story behind January’s jobs report - a podcast by Marketplace

January’s employment report was released Friday morning, and it showed the U.S. economy added 467,000 jobs last month. The headline numbers were a pleasant surprise, but a closer look revealed troubling statistics for women hoping to return to the workforce. We discuss that and other takeaways over a nice adult beverage for Economics on Tap. Plus, a round of our Friday favorite, Half Full/Half Empty!

Here’s everything we talked about on the show today:

• “January jobs report shows ‘troubling’ signs for women’s economic recovery” from CNBC


• January jobs report 2022: U.S. adds 467,000 jobs, 4 percent unemployment from The Washington Post


• “Dystopic TikTok Trend Demands Amazon Workers Dance for Surveillance Cameras” from Vice


• America’s Hot New Job Is Being a Rich Person’s Servant from The Atlantic


• “TurboTax teams with Coinbase to give you your 2022 tax refund in crypto” from Fast Company


• “Candy Makers Say Expect Shortages This Valentine’s Day” from The Wall Street Journal


• Government workers in Belgium no longer have to answer calls, emails after hours from NPR


• “Meta’s market value plunges by $230 billion in one day” from The Verge

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