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The job market continues to expand at a healthy clip as U.S. heads into Labor Day

Employers added 187,000 jobs in August, while the unemployemnt rate rose to 3.8%. The data indicates a steady labor market heading into the Labor Day weekend.
- Scott Horsley
Fact check: Do lower drug prices make it harder for companies to find new treatments?

The pharmaceutical industry has long said that any attempts to control drug prices would mean disaster for their research and development efforts. But the research doesn't back that up.
- Sydney Lupkin
4 Day Work Week: A moment or a movement?

Last week San Juan County made a big splash when it announced it would move most of its employees to a 4 day, 32 hour week. The move is supposed to help the county's bottom line and employee health… A new Bankrate study found that 81 percent of workers support a four-day work week. KUOW’s Labor and Economy reporter Monica Nickelsburg is here to give us some insight into what’s going on and how viable this work model might be for the rest of us.
- Patricia Murphy
Most workers want a 4-day work week. Here’s what might make employers come around

The case for the four-day work week is mounting, but most employers remain unconvinced. That could change as companies grapple with the rising cost of labor and a shortage of workers.
- Monica Nickelsburg
There's a labor shortage in the U.S. Why is it so hard for migrants to legally work?

The wait time for an asylum-seeker in the U.S. to get a work permit is at least half a year. City governments across the country are pressing the federal government to change that.
- Jasmine Garsd
U.S. fines American Airlines for dozens of long tarmac delays

The U.S. Department of Transportation said Monday it is the largest such fine against an airline since rules covering long ground delays took effect about a decade ago.
- The Associated Press
Grace periods, protection from cancellations: WA shields insurance policyholders amid wildfires

Washington’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner has issued an emergency order with special protections for policyholders in areas where wildfires are burning.
- Amy Radil
CNN plans to start a new digital service called CNN MAX

CNN's parent company is launching a new streaming service in September, more than a year after the nascent CNN+ went bust.
- David Folkenflik
Fed Chair Jerome Powell warns the fight against inflation is far from over

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said interest rates could stay elevated for an extended period to bring inflation to the central bank's 2% target.
- Scott Horsley
These are 5 ways surging mortgage rates are reshaping the housing market

The housing market is showing a split: Sales of existing homes were down last month, but sales of newly built houses were up.
- Scott Horsley

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