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Economist Betsey Stevenson breaks down the gender gap in recent hiring reports

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published October 3, 2026 at 7:47 AM EDT

The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected last month and unemployment ticked up to 4.2%. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Betsey Stevenson, an economist at the University of Michigan.

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Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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