Can we let the economic good news be good news?

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4.5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Is that a productivity boom we see on the horizon? It’s too early to tell if that’s the case, but the economic mood has clearly improved. Our Weekly Wrap panel parses the changes. Also, labor shortages in home health care, a dip in domestic travel and the cultural and economic impact of hip-hop.

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0:00.0	Marketplace Morning Reports new Skin in the Game series explores what we can learn about
0:04.5	money and careers from the $300 billion video game industry.
0:09.4	Plus here how an Oakland-based program helps young people get the skills they need to break
0:14.0	into this booming industry.
0:16.0	Listen to Skin in the Game and more from the Marketplace Morning Report wherever you get
0:20.5	your podcasts.
0:23.8	The jobs report, because, of course, the overall vibe in this economy as well, and then
0:29.3	we will end with a trip to Hawaii, I mean, China.
0:34.8	From American public media, this is Marketplace.
0:38.5	In Los Angeles, I'm Kai Rizdhal.
0:50.0	It is Friday.
0:51.0	Today, this one is the fourth of August good as always to have you along, everybody.
0:55.8	This is not without controversy, what I'm about to say.
0:59.0	But I am not sure this Morning's July jobs report, while important, yes, I'm not sure
1:05.2	it was the most important thing that happened in this economy this week.
1:09.8	But maybe I'm wrong.
1:11.6	Let's discuss.
1:12.6	Gina Smiley is at the New York Times, Heather Long, is at the Washington Post, hey you
1:15.7	too?
1:16.7	Hi Kai.
1:17.7	You're in the controversy.
1:18.7	Well, I got to start somewhere, right?
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