The restaurant industry gained 11,000 jobs in November, still 750,000 short of pre-pandemic levels
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest data shows that numbers in restaurant industry employment keep creeping up, but not by much
Joanna Fantozzi
The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics released its jobs data for the month of November, and jobs in the foodservice industry have crept up, but have not yet reached the level of pre-pandemic employment numbers.
According to the BLS, the foodservice industry added 11,000 jobs last month, growing from approximately 11,540,000 industry employees nationally to 11,551,000 workers. The industry is more than 750,000 jobs short of March 2020 numbers.
The restaurant industry has added more than one million jobs since a year ago in Nov. 2020, but growth has significantly slowed since then. Last month, foodservice jobs grew by 29,000, highlighting the growing labor challenge faced by restaurant operators.