According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, at least 1.8 million Americans have been actively looking for a fulltime job for more than 27 weeks. That’s over six months. In this episode, two people tell us what it’s like to navigate a never-ending job search. Plus: A surge in lone star ticks threatens the cattle industry, McDonald’s keeps huge amounts of data on frequent customers, and the national debt passes that $40 trillion threshold. Every story has an economic angle. Want some in your inbox? <a href="https://www.marketplace.org/newsletters">Subscribe</a> to our daily or weekly newsletter. Marketplace is more than a radio show. Check out our original reporting and financial literacy content at <a href="https://www.marketplace.org/">marketplace.org</a> — and consider <a href="https://www.marketplace.org/make-a-smart-investment">making an investment</a> in our future. Read the stories in today’s episode: <ul><li><a href="https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/08/21/the-national-debt-hits-40-trillion" class="default">The national debt hits $40 trillion</a></li><li><a href="https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/08/21/ticks-increasingly-threaten-ranchers-health-and-livelihood" class="default">Ticks increasingly threaten the health and livelihood of ranchers</a></li><li><a href="https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/08/21/an-alabama-cattle-farm-with-a-birdtourism-side-hustle" class="default">An Alabama cattle farm with a bird-tourism side hustle</a></li><li><a href="https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/08/21/what-longterm-unemployment-looks-like-in-a-lowhire-economy" class="default">“Put me in, coach”: Navigating long-term unemployment in the low-hire economy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/08/21/how-mcdonalds-compiled-515page-dossier-on-one-reporter" class="default">How the McDonald's mobile app compiled 515-page dossier on one reporter</a></li></ul>

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