U.S. Restaurants and Bars Added More Jobs Than Most Other Industries in January
Photo Caption: The amount of open jobs in the U.S. restaurant industry continues to outpace other sectors.
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Nearly one in ten working Americans held a job in the restaurant industry in January. In the race to hire and retain skilled staff members, restaurants need to be investing in every aspect of employee welfare to consistently attract team members who want to stick around.
U.S. restaurants and bars added 36,600 jobs in January, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's slightly down from the 40,000 jobs added in December, but significantly ahead of the 20,000 jobs accrued the month prior.
Nearly one in ten Americans in the labor force this past month were working in restaurants and bars. In the overall leisure and hospitality industry, employees worked an average of 26.1 hours per week, earning weekly wages of $425.43. On average, workers were paid $16.30 per hour.
The numbers once again indicate healthy economic
