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We have been running some of our favorite shows from the past year.

Today's episode explores why Americans are moving less for work than they used to.

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This is The Indicator from Planet Money.

I'm Waylon Wong, and I'm here with friend of the show, Stephen Besaha, from the Gulf States Newsroom.

It is good to be with you, Waylon. And, you know, we're usually looking at the overall jobs picture on the show.

But after the government shut down for 43 days this fall, we've had a less than clear picture of where things stand.

True. We've had to turn to the private sector, which has less comprehensive jobs data than

the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but at least they've been releasing them on time. For example,

we have Rivellio Labs, which tracks workforce data. Yeah, and Rivellio's report also looks at

state employment, and there's some pretty big

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