Every weekday, Lucas and Luna dissect the U.S. labor market through the lens of the latest BLS jobs report, JOLTS data, unemployment claims, and payroll trends. They analyze which sectors are hiring—and which are cutting—using real Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers, Fed Beige Book excerpts, and shifts in wage growth. Conversations range from the impact of AI on clerical roles to the geography of remote work vacancies, and from unionization waves in the auto industry to the churn in tech layoffs versus healthcare hiring. Lucas brings the journalistic rigor, Luna the probing questions about what the data means for job seekers, HR leaders, and policymakers. No hot takes, no fluff—just a grounded, number-driven look at who is working, who isn't, and why. Can a 3.7% unemployment rate hide a fragile underbelly of part-time and gig workers? That's the kind of question they tackle, episode after episode.#LaborMarket #Employment #Unemployment #JobTrends #BLS #JOLTS #WageGrowth #JobsReport #Hi
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Episode #188
Why Companies Are Quietly Cutting Entry-Level Hires
Sep 13, 202611 minS4
As the labor market stabilizes in mid-September 2026 with job openings holding at roughly 7.2 million, a structural shift is reshaping career entry points. We examine why firms are prioritizing experienced hires over potential, the hidden wage traps this creates for new graduates, and how the average hourly earnings of thirty-seven dollars eighty cents masks the shrinking pipeline for early-career talent. This episode breaks down the data from August payrolls and JOLTS to explain where your next career move actually fits. #HiringTrends #EntryLevelJobs #LaborMarketData #CareerAdvice #WageGrowth #JobOpenings #NonfarmPayrolls #UnemploymentRate #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #CareersShow #EconomicAnalysis #CorporateStrategy #GraduateEmployment #WorkforceDevelopment #Sept2026Economy #LucasAndLuna #FinancialNews Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
Why Companies Are Quietly Cutting Entry-Level Hires
Sep 12, 20268 minS4
With the unemployment rate holding steady at four point one percent and job openings rising to over seven million, a strange disconnect is emerging in the labor market. Lucas and Luna explore why stable companies are quietly cutting entry-level hires, focusing on the shift toward hiring for potential over experience. They examine how internal talent marketplaces and AI tools are reshaping early-career pathways, leaving recent graduates navigating a landscape where traditional on-ramps are vanishing. This episode breaks down the structural changes driving this trend and what it means for career strategy in late twenty twenty six. #EntryLevelHiring #LaborMarketTrends #UnemploymentRate #CareerStrategy #InternalMobility #PotentialOverExperience #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #FinanceNews #EconomicIndicators #JobMarket2026 #CorporateHiring #EarlyCareerAdvice #AIInHR #TalentAcquisition #WageGrowth #JOLTSData #LucasAndLuna Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
With the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.10 percent and job openings rising to 7,271,000, companies are facing a paradox: they have plenty of openings but are terrified of overpaying for talent. We examine how the combination of sticky inflation data and cautious Fed policy is forcing employers to use non-monetary levers like equity and flexibility instead of base salary hikes. Lucas and Luna break down why your next offer might look different than the one you received last year, and what that means for career negotiation strategy in late 2026. #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #LaborMarket #HiringTrends #WageGrowth #UnemploymentRate #JobOpenings #CareerStrategy #SalaryNegotiation #InflationImpact #FedPolicy #EmployeeRetention #Compensation #JobSeekers #EmployerStrategy #EconomicOutlook #FutureOfWork #FinanceNews Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
Why Companies Are Quietly Cutting Entry-Level Hires
Sep 10, 202610 minS4
As the August unemployment rate holds at four point one percent and job openings tick up to seven million two hundred seventy-one thousand, a strange disconnect is emerging in hiring. We explore why major employers are freezing entry-level roles while simultaneously raising experience requirements for mid-career positions. With average hourly earnings rising to thirty-seven dollars and eight cents, companies are optimizing for immediate productivity over long-term development. Lucas and Luna break down how this shift impacts recent graduates and early-career professionals in September twenty twenty-six. #EntryLevelJobs #HiringTrends2026 #LaborMarketAnalysis #CareerStrategy #UnemploymentRate #JOLTSData #WageGrowth #CorporateHiring #JobSeekersAdvice #EconomicOutlook #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #LucasAndLuna #CareersShow #FinanceNews #EmploymentData #WorkforceDevelopment #JobMarketUpdate Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
Why Stable Jobs Are Hiring For Potential Not Experience
Sep 9, 20268 minS4
The labor market in early September 2026 tells a strange story. With the unemployment rate holding steady at four point one percent and job openings ticking up to seven million two hundred thousand, companies are not scrambling for bodies. They are being picky. We dig into why major employers are quietly dropping the word experience from their job descriptions and hiring for potential instead. It is a shift driven by wage growth slowing to one point five percent quarter over quarter and a workforce that is more mobile than ever. Lucas and Luna break down what this means for your career strategy and how to position yourself when stability matters more than tenure. #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #CareerAdvice #HiringTrends #LaborMarket #UnemploymentRate #JobSeekers #PotentialOverExperience #WageGrowth #CorporateStrategy #Recruitment #HumanResources #EconomicData #JobOpenings #CareerShift #Workforce #EmploymentCost #ProfessionalDevelopment Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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