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Episode 285: What’s News in the Economy?

Words & Numbers

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The Problem With Politicians Managing an Economy

Millions of Americans are obtaining their primary, not secondary, but primary source of income from the gig economy. When we quote unemployment figures, they come from depending on who it is that's collecting them surveys or payroll numbers. But none of this stuff accounts for people who are working in the gig economy and yet those same people aren't showing up in employment statistics.

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