In an age where we’re all looking for good news about the economy, here’s some: Gas prices seem to be stable, even going down, at least for now. In fact the national average for a gallon of gas is down more than a nickel from a month ago. It’s good news for consumers—bad news for gas station owners.

We’ve been doing lives all day outside of Fuel City, a gas station/ranch just on the outskirts of downtown Dallas. Owner John Benda says business is down from last year. He says, in some ways, it’s to be expected. Once the summer travel season is over and kids are back to school, gas usage is always down. But Benda says, this year is worse than most. Still, Fuel City hasn’t had to lay anybody off. In fact, Benda is diversifying his business by building a car wash. He’ll hire 20 people to work it. There’s been one big change in applicants. Whereas previous job seekers would be in their teens or twenties, Benda says applicants for the car wash are trending older, in their thirties, forties or more, proof that even though gas prices are better, lots of folks are still out of work.