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Week in Review: Boeing, Seattle City Council, and grizzlies

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Live Wire’s Luke Burbank, The Needling’s Lex Vaughn, and Washington Policy Center’s David Boze.
Bill Radke

Kevin Kniestedt
Business

The U.S. created an extraordinary number of jobs in January. Here's a deeper look

U.S. employers added 353,000 jobs in January — far more than forecasters expected. The sizzling job market is good for workers but could cause the Federal Reserve to postpone a cut in interest rates.
Scott Horsley
Business

Why auto workers are asking for a 46% pay raise

Bold union demands, bolstered by a tight labor market and frustration throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are paying off in some sectors with significant raises for workers.
Danielle Kaye
Politics

The case for a soft landing in the economy just got another boost

U.S. employers added 187,000 jobs in July, a slower but still solid pace of growth, suggesting the Federal Reserve may be able to curb inflation without triggering a recession.
Scott Horsley
Politics

The job market is cooling but still surprisingly strong. Is that a good thing?

U.S. employers added 209,000 jobs in June. That's a solid number, but fewer than the month before. Here are the 5 things we took away from the report.
Scott Horsley
Arts & Life

Tukwila workers will see a big bump on their next paychecks

Tukwila will soon join Seattle and SeaTac in raising the minimum wage. Beginning Saturday, July 1, thousands of workers will earn just under $19 dollars an hour.
Ruby de Luna
Business

In a surprise, the job market grew strongly in April despite high interest rates

The U.S. job market may be getting a second wind. Employers added 253,000 jobs in April, a modest uptick from the month before. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.4%.
Scott Horsley
Business

The job market is cooling as higher interest rates and a slowing economy take a toll

U.S. employers added 236,000 jobs in March as hiring slowed from the previous month. Unemployment dipped to 3.5%, from 3.6% in February.
Scott Horsley
Business

The Fed raises interest rates by only a quarter-point after inflation drops

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter-percentage point as part of its ongoing effort to fight inflation. Price hikes have begun to ease, but the Fed says inflation is not yet tamed.
Scott Horsley
Our homeless system has a worker problem

Our response to homelessness hinges on a network of people working all over the region, in shelters, supportive housing, and on the street. These jobs are tough and they don’t pay much. That’s causing a worker shortage in the industry. A new state program will hand two thousand dollar grants to workers as a stop-gap for the system, and a first step towards a long
Patricia Murphy

Clare McGrane

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