Dockworkers Strike; Immigrants and the Workforce; Why Young Men Are 'Falling Behind'; How to Help After Helene

Longshoremen carry signs and chant Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, outside the Bayport Container Terminal in Seabrook.

On today's show:

  • Peter S. Goodman, reporter who covers the global economy for The New York Times and author of How The World Ran Out Of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain (Mariner Books, 2024), explains why the longshoremen are striking and how a prolonged work stoppage at the ports could affect the supply chain and the broader economy.
  • A recent study from the Department of Labor found that "among college-educated immigrants, 44 percent of refugees and asylees experience education-occupation mismatch or are unemployed." Kit Taintor, Senior Director of US Policy and Programs at World Education Services (WES), and John Hunt, assistant dean for Pre-College Academic Programs at LaGuardia Community College, discuss the findings of the study.
  • Recent data shows that more women ages 25 to 34 have entered the U.S. workforce in recent years than ever, but the share of young men in the labor market hasn’t grown in a decade. Rachel Wolfe, economics reporter for The Wall Street Journal, explains the findings and why young adult men are feeling more aimless and isolated than before.
  • Allie Volpe, senior reporter at Vox, offers some guidance for helping people dealing with the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene.

 

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.