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Meghan McCarty Carino

Senior Reporter

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Meghan McCarty Carino is a senior reporter at Marketplace headquarters in Los Angeles. She’s also a fill-in host on “Marketplace Tech.”

Since 2019, Meghan has covered workplace culture, from #MeToo to pandemic remote work, the movement for racial justice and the artificial intelligence boom.

In her free time she can often be found obsessing over pizza dough, cocktail experiments or her latest food and drink fixation. She tracks her favorite international sunscreens in a Google doc – just ask.

Meghan previously reported, hosted and produced for Los Angeles station KPCC/LAist, and got her start as an intern at KQED in San Francisco. Her work has won a National Headliner Award, Online Journalism Award, Edward R. Murrow Award, LA Press Club Award and has been featured by Poynter, Nieman Journalism Lab and the Center for Public Integrity.

Meghan grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended UCLA and USC.

Episodes by Meghan (261)

Marketplace Minute

Apple joins AI race

Jun 10, 2024
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Job growth surprise

Jun 7, 2024
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Markets steady

Jun 6, 2024
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Markets hit new highs

Jun 5, 2024
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Job openings fall

Jun 4, 2024
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Return of the Meme stock

Jun 3, 2024
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Feds preferred gauge of inflation cools

May 31, 2024
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Markets retreat as GDP shows slowing economy

May 30, 2024
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Markets hover around record marks

May 20, 2024
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Marketplace Tech

A vital, mostly invisible undersea industry is facing a labor shortage

May 16, 2024
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Latest Stories (524)

Workplace Culture

Online shopping deliveries overloading office mail rooms

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 23, 2019
Some employers have banned personal packages.
How to protect your packages from porch pirates? Get them delivered to your office.
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The Season

Getting holiday shopping done at work can boost productivity ... maybe

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 18, 2019
It can save time and clear your mind ... or send you down an e-commerce rabbit hole.
Do you shop online while at the office?
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Workplace Culture

Uber gives California drivers more control over which rides they accept

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 16, 2019
As Uber prepares to prove its California drivers are independent contractors, it says it's giving them more independence.
Uber drivers in California will be able to see where they're taking a passenger before accepting a ride.
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Workplace Culture

Deal offers paid leave for federal workers, but only new parents

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 11, 2019
Although it leaves out the majority of workers, the policy change is seen by many as a step in the right direction.
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Workplace Culture

When it pays to smoke with the boss

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 9, 2019
Male smokers who work for other male smokers get promoted faster, according to new research.
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Food stamp change could cut 700,000 from SNAP

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 5, 2019
Unemployment is at historic lows but some workers still face hurdles to work.
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Workplace Culture

E-commerce continues to change the nature of seasonal work

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 2, 2019
There are fewer seasonal retail jobs, but hiring in warehousing and transportation have picked up the slack.
A woman works at a distribution station at an Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island in February 2019.
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Gen Z most likely to shop in store on Black Friday

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Nov 29, 2019
Even though they grew up on mobile, today's teens seem to still enjoy the social aspect of shopping in person.
Even though they were raised online, today's teens seem to enjoy the social aspect of hitting stores on Black Friday.
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eBay aims to strengthen focus on core business as competition builds

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Nov 26, 2019
The site known for its auctions has shifted to more fixed price sales, but can't compete with Amazon.
The eBay headquarters in San Jose, California in 2014.
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Tell us about your online shopping ... at work

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Nov 25, 2019
We all do it. How has it changed your workplace?
Do you shop online while at the office?
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