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Are we counting jobs right? We answer your listener questions The Indicator from Planet Money

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Listener questions are back! On today's show, we answer whether universities are banks, how — or if — 401(k) contributions affect the stock market, and whether jobs report numbers account for people holding down multiple jobs. If you have a question you'd like us to answer, email us at indicator@npr.org.

Related Episodes:Higher wages, fewer temp workers and indicators of the year results (Apple / Spotify)

Why pizza costs more in Iceland and other Listener Questions (Apple / Spotify)

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Listener questions are back! On today's show, we answer whether universities are banks, how — or if — 401(k) contributions affect the stock market, and whether jobs report numbers account for people holding down multiple jobs. If you have a question you'd like us to answer, email us at indicator@npr.org.

Related Episodes:Higher wages, fewer temp workers and indicators of the year results (Apple / Spotify)

Why pizza costs more in Iceland and other Listener Questions (Apple / Spotify)

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.

Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NPR Privacy Policy

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