Current：Home > reviewsHigher wages, fewer temp workers and indicators of the year results -TradeWise
Higher wages, fewer temp workers and indicators of the year results
View
Date：2025-04-12 06:05:11
The U.S. economy added a solid number of jobs, the unemployment rate held steady, and a lot of people got raises. But, today we ask whether fewer temporary workers could mean recession, and whether higher wages might cause interest rates to stay high.
PLUS, we reveal the winners of our Indicator of 2023 and Indicator to watch for 2024.
Related episodes:
The Indicator of the Year (Apple / Spotify)
Predicting next year's economic storylines (Apple / Spotify)
The money illusion
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
veryGood！ (156)
Related
- DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints
- FDA approves Opill, the first daily birth control pill without a prescription
- Hurricane Season Collides With Coronavirus, as Communities Plan For Dual Emergencies
- 2 Tennessee inmates who escaped jail through ceiling captured
- Gen. Mark Milley's security detail and security clearance revoked, Pentagon says
- Luis Magaña Has Spent 20 Years Advocating for Farmworkers, But He’s Never Seen Anything Like This
- Lisa Rinna Reveals Horrible Death Threats Led to Her Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Exit
- Tyson Ritter Says Machine Gun Kelly Went Ballistic on Him Over Megan Fox Movie Scene Suggestion
- Warm inflation data keep S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq under wraps before Fed meeting next week
- Shop Amazing Deals From J. Crew's Memorial Day Sale: 75% Off Trendy Dresses, Swimwear & More
Ranking
- Most popular books of the week: See what topped USA TODAY's bestselling books list
- American Climate Video: How Hurricane Michael Destroyed Tan Smiley’s Best Laid Plans
- Rachel Hollis Reflects on Unbelievably Intense 4 Months After Ex-Husband Dave Hollis' Death
- Not Just CO2: These Climate Pollutants Also Must Be Cut to Keep Global Warming to 1.5 Degrees
- Taylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children’s hospital
- Honda recalls nearly 1.2 million cars over faulty backup camera
- World Bank Favors Fossil Fuel Projects in Developing Countries, Report Says
- Judge Blocks Keystone XL Pipeline, Says Climate Impact Can’t Be Ignored
Recommendation
'We're reborn!' Gazans express joy at returning home to north
When Trump’s EPA Needed a Climate Scientist, They Called on John Christy
Climate Change Makes a (Very) Brief Appearance in Dueling Town Halls Held by Trump and Biden
Half a Loaf: Lawmakers Vote to Keep Some Energy Funds Trump Would Cut
Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
Drought Fears Take Hold in a Four Corners Region Already Beset by the Coronavirus Pandemic
Malaria cases in Florida and Texas are first locally acquired infections in U.S. in 20 years, CDC warns
U.S. maternal deaths keep rising. Here's who is most at risk