David Robinson: As schools reopened, the rest of the local job market stalled By David Robinson News Business Reporter Oct 15, 2020 Oct 15, 2020 Updated Sep 21, 2023 0 Construction jobs have been less affected by the Covid-19 recession than many other parts of the Buffalo Niagara economy. Derek Gee/Buffalo News Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By David Robinson News Business Reporter The back-to-school push kept the Buffalo Niagara job market going during September.kAmp?5 E92E H2D 2 8@@5 E9:?8[ 3642FD6 2== E96 E62496CD 2?5 2:56D 2?5 DFAA@CE H@C<6CD 9625:?8 324< E@ E96:C ;@3D 2E =@42= D49@@=D 2?5 4@==686D >2D<65 2? 2=2C>:?8 D=@H5@H? :? 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