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Not quite what the Fed’s looking for
Nov 1, 2022

Not quite what the Fed’s looking for

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The Federal Reserve has been hoping for a cooling labor market, but new data shows an uptick in job openings for September. Also, Day 2 of mapping our economy from Buffalo, New York.

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US job openings increased in September

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The number hit 10.7 million, higher than last month and higher than expected.
Tuesday's JOLTS report shows an uptick in open jobs for September.
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Rebooting a multibillion-dollar business after tens of thousands of layoffs

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Jerry and Lou Jacobs, co-CEOs of global hospitality company Delaware North, say inflation is a bigger concern than labor right now.
Jerry, left, and Lou Jacobs are co-CEOs of Buffalo-based company Delaware North. Inflation requires the business to be agile and flexible, Lou Jacobs says.
Brandon Watson

How a pandemic layoff and career pivot made this Buffalonian "the happiest I've ever been"

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A few months into the pandemic, Sam Heansel was laid off from her graphic design job. She's been working at a pet store for two years.
Sam Heansel during her shift at Elmwood Pet Supplies.
Brandon Watson

Auto industry's transition to electric is changing its approach to staffing

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Analysts say rightsizing is part of a bigger shift playing out in the auto industry.
Ford decided to offer "underperforming" white-collar workers the option of undergoing a special review process or leaving with severance.
Scott Olson/Getty Images

At a historic Buffalo, NY, inn, fair wages mean there's no such thing as a labor shortage

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Joseph Lettieri, co-owner and operator of InnBuffalo off Elmwood, almost sold the hotel in 2020. Now, it's the busiest it's ever been.
InnBuffalo Off Elmwood co-owner Joseph Lettieri said business is the busiest it's ever been.
Courtesy Ellen Carlstrom

Music from the episode

Cataracts Freddie Gibbs, Madlib
93 'til Infinity Souls of Mischief
Just the Two of Us Grover Washington Jr. feat. Bill Withers

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst Producer II
Andie Corban Producer I
Sarah Leeson Producer I
Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II
Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I
Dylan Miettinen Associate Digital Producer