Holiday workers have more options this year – and many aren't choosing retail By Samantha Christmann News Business Reporter Oct 18, 2021 Oct 18, 2021 Updated Feb 17, 2026 0 Ann Rindfuss puts prices on products at the BFLO Store in Hamburg on Oct. 18, 2021. Mark Mulville/News file photo Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Samantha Christmann News Business Reporter Higher pay. Signing bonuses. Bigger employee discounts.kAm#6E2:=6CD 2?5 D9:AA:?8 4@>A2?:6D 2C6 ECJ:?8 5:776C6?E E9:?8D E@ 6?=:DE E6>A@C2CJ 9@=:52J 96=A 2>:5 E96 E:89E6DE =23@C >2C<6E :? 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The extra $300 in unemployment is gone. Where are all the workers? Retailers and restaurants are still opening later and closing early. Manufacturers are running shorthanded. And help wanted signs are everywhere.
Is 24-hour shopping a thing of the past? Shorter hours have allowed stores to save money on operating costs while maintaining revenue. And, at least for now, stores have managed to cl…
David Robinson: How the labor shortage is boosting wages for some of the lowest-paid jobs Competition for front-line and entry-level employees, combined with the steady rise in the minimum wage, have pushed up earnings sharply for w…
Hiring slows to a crawl as Covid rattles the Buffalo Niagara job market Buffalo Niagara added just 500 jobs from July to August – about 40% of the job growth that normally happens in midsummer.
