How Franchisees Are Using Labor Market Analytics to Optimize Staffing

Franchise Conversations with Fexingo: Buying, Running, and Scaling Franchise Businesses · Jun 9, 2026 · 8m · transcript

In this episode of Franchise Conversations with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into a growing trend among franchisees: using labor market data and analytics to schedule staff and reduce turnover. They focus on the case of a multi-unit Jimmy John's franchisee in Ohio who used real-time local employment data to cut labor costs by 12% while keeping service times steady. The hosts discuss how tools like workforce management software and public Bureau of Labor Statistics data are being applied at the unit level, the pitfalls of over-reliance on algorithms, and why the best franchisees still…