• Whaddya wanna know about federal layoffs and this economy?

  • Feb 28 2025
  • Durée: 11 min
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Whaddya wanna know about federal layoffs and this economy?

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  • On today’s episode, we make you smarter by answering your pressing questions about this economy: Will cuts to the federal workforce make any difference to the unemployment rate? Also, have we all been totally oblivious to a private sector recession? (Spoiler: No!) We’ll explain. Plus, listeners sound off on smile-worthy moments from their week!

    Here’s everything we talked about today:

    • “How Will Shrinking the Federal Workforce Impact the Labor Market?” from Wells Fargo

    • “How DOGE cuts might show up in the data” by Axios

    • “Unemployment is still low, but are private sector layoffs accelerating?” from Marketplace

    • “Many laid-off government workers aren’t eligible for unemployment” from Marketplace

    • “US Treasury’s Bessent vows to re-privatize an economy that is ‘brittle underneath’” by Reuters

    • “ADP® National Employment Report” from ADP Research

    • “Employment by industry, monthly changes” from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

    • “Governments at all levels are hiring, and that’s boosting the job market” by Marketplace

    • “The Federal Reserve’s favorite recession indicator is flashing a danger sign again” from CNBC

    Join us tomorrow for “Economics on Tap.” The YouTube livestream starts at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time, 6:30 p.m. Eastern.
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