Associated Press: US Employers Are Hiring Briskly Even in Face of Rate Hikes

In October alone, American employers added 261,000 jobs, showing that even during a period of inflation, there are job opportunities being created. Companies like JDog Brands had to raise their prices nationwide to cover the higher fuel costs but still see an increase in sales throughout the brand's 300-plus franchises nationwide. Even with inflation, the service brand can still grow in sales and hire more employees.

“They need laborers,” CEO of JDog Brands, Jerry Flanagan, said regarding the brand’s franchisees. “They need people hauling the junk. They need drivers; they need carpet cleaning technicians. They’re going to hold onto these people as long as they can. There’s so much work out there.”

Flanagan says that the brand and its franchisees will continue trying to avoid layoffs, even if the economy slows down. If there is a decline in services needed for the junk removal and carpet cleaning industry, employees can shift to distributing door-hanger advertisements, lawn signs and other marketing.