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Dan talks to Axios Markets editor Dion Rabouin about why the gig economy might be making America's job numbers look better than they really are.

Podcast: The gig economy distortion

The Dallas Fed argues that jobs like driving for Uber are making employment figures less reliable.

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After a record economic expansion, the coronavirus pandemic sent the U.S. economy into a recession as unemployment soared to staggering heights. The country now faces urgent questions about how much stimulus is needed for reeling consumers and businesses, and what a recovery might look like.

Podcast: The gig economy distortion

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