The role of temp work in this economy
4/16/202625 min
Cautious employers are hiring more temporary workers, according to the Fed’s latest Beige Book. It's sort of a half-step toward creating permanent roles. The good news is temp jobs can be a leading indicator for overall job market strength. But contract work lacks the stability and benefits of full-time employment. Also in this episode: Kai visits a sprawling electronics street market and a tech startup in Vietnam, jet fuel shortages put Europe on edge, and we check in with a hog and soybean farmer in Illinois.
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[upbeat music] On the program today, it's a labor market economy, gang. We just live in it. That is true here, and it is true globally. From American Public Media, this is Marketplace. [upbeat music] In Los Angeles, I'm Kai Ryssdal. It is Thursday today. This one is the sixteenth of April. Good as it always is to have you along, everybody. Our spin of the roulette wheel of business and economic news today has bounced past inflation and equities and supply chains and artificial intelligence, and landed firmly in that slot