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How Layoff News Is Hiding a Hot Job Market

How Layoff News Is Hiding a Hot Job Market

FromThe Daily


How Layoff News Is Hiding a Hot Job Market

FromThe Daily

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Dec 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

 Companies like Meta and Twitter have said that they will be cutting jobs. Google and Amazon have announced that they are putting a freeze on any new hiring.Are tech layoffs a sign of things to come across other sectors? Is this the opening bell for the bad news on the economy that many have been bracing for?Guest: Jeanna Smialek, a correspondent covering the Federal Reserve and economy for The New York Times.Background reading: President Biden is celebrating a jobs engine that is running hot; Federal Reserve officials want to see more signs of slowing growth amid their campaign to tame inflation.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
Released:
Dec 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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