People Are Walking Away From Jobs That They Say Aren't Cutting It Anymore Americans are leaving their jobs in record numbers. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to three people who have reimagined their working lives — and their lives away from work.
The U.S. Saw Its Biggest Gain In Jobs Since Last Summer The American jobs market is hot at more and more people spend money and venture out for good and services. Scott Horsley
How Carlos Ghosn Went From Corporate Superstar To Fugitive Carlos Ghosn arrived in Japan as a bold new auto executive. He became a corporate superstar and the CEO of two car companies. Now he's a fugitive. We hear from Carlos Ghosn about his rise and fall. Curt Nickisch
June's Labor Data Is Not As Strong As Many Employers Would Have Liked U.S. employers added 850,000 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate was largely the same as in May. Many sectors, including restaurants and factories, have struggled to find enough workers. Scott Horsley
The U.S. Once Had Federal Government Provided Childcare. Where Is It Now? When millions of women entered the workforce during World War II, what happened to the children? The government stepped in and created the first federal child care program. What happened to it? Sally Herships
Employers Still Can't Find Enough Workers, Right When Business Would Be Booming Employers are hiring aggressively but still can't find enough cooks, drivers or waiters at a time when millions of Americans remained unemployed. This tension is especially felt by small businesses. Scott Horsley
Pinterest Bans All Weight Loss Ads Pinterest will now ban all ads containing weight loss language or imagery, adding to the platform's growing roster of prohibited content. Savannah Sicurella
Some Restaurants Emerged Post- Pandemic With A New Business Model: Adding Surcharges During the pandemic, some businesses experimented with surcharges to help offset costs. In restaurants, the charges are becoming more common, increasing prices without always being obvious about it. Frank Morris
Swimply, The Airbnb For Pools, Grows 2,000% This Summer This summer is breaking records for heat in some parts of the country. People are so ready to cannonball into the deep end, that they're renting other people's backyard pools.
Judge Rules Indiana Can't Back Out Pandemic-Era Programs For Jobless Workers Indiana is one of about two dozen GOP-led states that ended federal unemployment benefits to push workers toward unfilled jobs. It's the first to be ordered by a court to keep paying the benefits.