U.S. Restaurants and Bars Added 40,000 Jobs in December
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While the number of added jobs continues to increase in the industry (which is a great sign of growth), longterm staff retention at restaurants is another obstacle to overcome.
The restaurant industry in the U.S. added 40,000 jobs in December, doubling the amount of jobs added to the industry in the previous month, according to data released from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Across the entire year, the industry added 235,000 jobs. (In 2017, the industry added 261,000 jobs.)
“According to restaurant owners and operators, recruiting and retaining talent is the number one challenge in the industry, and increasingly so with a growing economy and more competitive labor market," Shannon Meade, the vice president of public policy and legal advocacy for the National Restaurant Association, said in an email int
