Over 29k Restaurant Jobs added Across Segments in July

A press release from the National Restaurant Association today reported that the restaurant industry added 29,300 (seasonally adjusted) jobs in July. This is the 17th time in the last 18 months that the industry posted job growth of 20,000 or more. Here are some more stats from the article:

  • The industry is on pace to post job growth in excess of 3.5% for the 4th consecutive year – this hasn’t happened since the mid 80’s
  • Foodservice contractors led the way during the first half of the year, adding jobs at a robust 6.8
  • Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars added jobs at a healthy 6.6 percent
  • The catering and mobile food service segment has continued its steady expansion in 2015, with employment growing at a strong 6.2 percent
  • Quickservice restaurants added jobs at a solid 3.8 percent
  • The fullservice segment expanded payrolls at a 3.5 percent rate

I have copied the full press release below:

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Restaurant industry employment continued its upward trajectory in July, adding at least 20,000 jobs for the 17th time in the last 18 months.  The industry is on pace to post job growth of at least 3.5 percent for the fourth consecutive year – a streak that hasn’t happened since the mid-1980s, according to the NRA’s chief economist Bruce Grindy.  His Economist’s Notebook commentary and analysis appears regularly onRestaurant.org and Restaurant TrendMapper.

Over 29k Restaurant Jobs added Across Segments in JulyWashington, DC  (Restaurant News Release)  Restaurant industry job growth remained steady and solid in July, according to preliminary figures from theBureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  Eating and drinking places added a net 29,300 jobs in July on a seasonally-adjusted basis, marking the 17th time in the last 18 months in which the industry added at least 20,000 jobs.

The recent gains put the restaurant industry on track to add jobs at a strong 3.7 percent rate in 2015.  This would represent the fourth consecutive year with restaurant job growth of at least 3.5 percent – a streak that hasn’t happened since the mid-1980s.

Within the restaurant industry, job growth has been broad-based in 2015.  Foodservice contractors led the way during the first half of the year, adding jobs at a robust 6.8 percent rate on a year-to-date basis through June.  In addition, this segment’s solid 2015 growth is following an even stronger 7.7 percent payroll expansion in 2014.

Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars – including coffee, donut and ice cream shops – added jobs at a healthy 6.6 percent rate during the first half of 2015.  If this pace continues, it would represent the fourth consecutive year in which snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars posted job growth of at least 5 percent.

The catering and mobile food service segment has continued its steady expansion in 2015, with employment growing at a strong 6.2 percent on a year-to-date basis through June.

Quickservice restaurants added jobs at a solid 3.8 percent rate during the first half of 2015, while the fullservice segment expanded payrolls at a 3.5 percent rate.

Over 29k Restaurant Jobs added Across Segments in July

Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry, which comprises 1 million restaurant and foodservice outlets and a workforce of 14 million employees. We represent the industry in Washington, D.C., and advocate on its behalf. We operate the industry’s largest trade show (NRA Show May 21-24, 2016, in Chicago); leading food safety training and certification program (ServSafe); unique career-building high school program (the NRAEF’s ProStart); as well as the Kids LiveWell program promoting healthful kids’ menu options. For more information, visit Restaurant.org and find us on Twitter @WeRRestaurants, Facebook and YouTube.

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