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title: "New York Times: Lightbridge Academy Featured in “U.S. Hiring Stayed Strong in June Despite Trade Strains\""
url: https://burnaze.com/article/180c2d95-40ff-4f73-a632-2de4b987d923
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/new-york-times-lightbridge-academy-featured-in-us-hiring-stayed-strong-in-june-despite-trade-strains-2707074
category: "Childcare & early learning"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Childcare & early learning"
published: 2018-07-06T20:15:21.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:31.765Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/fcf3d94332e173ccad5c8cf8e44d794a2481.jpg
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# New York Times: Lightbridge Academy Featured in “U.S. Hiring Stayed Strong in June Despite Trade Strains"

**TL;DR:** Lightbridge Academy is facing a tight labor market as it expands its business and opens new franchise locations. The company is looking for ways to attract and retain quality employees, according to Gigi Schweikert, president and chief operating officer.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-07-06. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/new-york-times-lightbridge-academy-featured-in-us-hiring-stayed-strong-in-june-despite-trade-strains-2707074).*

## Story

The June jobs report showed that the country continues to add more jobs and unemployment continues to be low, that's according to a recent article in the New York Times.

That tight labor market is having an impact across the business landscape, and causing brands like growing franchise Lightbridge Academy to continue to find ways to attract and retain quality employees as they increase business at existing locations and open new franchise locations.

“We are always looking for job candidates,” Gigi Schweikert, president and chief operating officer of Lightbridge Academy, told the New York Times. “While many industries can move toward automation,” she said, “you can’t in caring for young children.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- Lightbridge Academy (company)
- employee retention (topic)
- Gigi Schweikert (person)
- labor market (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/new-york-times-lightbridge-academy-featured-in-us-hiring-stayed-strong-in-june-despite-trade-strains-2707074). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/180c2d95-40ff-4f73-a632-2de4b987d923).