Economics

Biden's 36-Year-Old Economist Has Her Eye on an Equal Recovery

Janelle Jones, the first Black woman to be chief Labor economist, attacks income inequality and oversees an engaging Twitter account 

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In a one-bedroom apartment above a Washington neighborhood of bars, clubs and brunch spots, Janelle Jones is busy trying to fix the U.S. labor market -- one economic report and one Mario Kart race at a time.