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Carrie Barber

Digital Editor

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Carrie Barber is a digital editor based in Los Angeles. She joined Marketplace in 2015.

Latest Stories (11)

Divided Decade

So, you're graduating into a financial crisis ...

by Carrie Barber
May 21, 2018
Here's what notable speakers had to say to the classes of 2009 and 2010, when job opportunities were scarce.
Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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Migrant workers keep carnivals running

by Carrie Barber
Oct 6, 2017
The documentary “Farewell Ferris Wheel” looks at the world of Mexican migrant workers at carnivals.
"Farewell Ferris Wheel" follows a group of migrant workers from Mexico who come to the U.S. on H-2B visas to work.
Jamie Sisley & Miguel "M.i.G." Martinez
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Doing the math on back-to-school tax breaks

by Carrie Barber and Paulina Velasco
Aug 18, 2017
Politicians are the real winners, one expert says.
A child checks her back-to-school shopping list at a Target in Rosemont, Illinois. 
Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images
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Back-to-school supplies are a little more expensive — and complicated

by Carrie Barber and Paulina Velasco
Aug 11, 2017
An Ohio business wants to pick out those specific items for you and deliver it to school.
Back-to-school supplies can add up.
Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)
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How voice-activated speakers are lending a virtual hand to parents

by Carrie Barber
Jul 20, 2017
Digital assistants are finding a new purpose as entertainment for children and pets.
Alexa, read me a story.
Molly Wood/Marketplace
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This is what the unemployed look like

by Carrie Barber
Jul 14, 2017
A disproportionate number of out-of-work adults have little education, a Brookings Institution study finds.
Illustration courtesy of the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program.
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By The Numbers

Jack Lew is a fan of both Hamilton and "Hamilton."

by Carrie Barber and Tony Wagner
Aug 28, 2015
Here are the numbers we're reading and watching Friday.
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By The Numbers

Singing the 'Happy Birthday' blues

by Carrie Barber
Aug 27, 2015
Here are the numbers we're reading and watching for Thursday.
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By The Numbers

Ambercrombie wants to hang with the older crowd

by Carrie Barber
Aug 26, 2015
These are the numbers watching and stories we're reading Wednesday.
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By The Numbers

You have to give him a hand

by Carrie Barber
Aug 25, 2015
Here are the numbers we're reading and watching for Tuesday.
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