Teen workers are returning to restaurants, but the industry is still scrambling for employees

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Amidst a tight labor market, more teens and older workers are taking jobs in the restaurant industry, according to a National Restaurant Association report.

Teenagers are coming back to the restaurant workforce, but restaurants are still scrambling for workers, according to a National Restaurant Association report released Monday.

"This really is a reflection of the tight labor market right now. Wages are increasing for the low-wage workers, which is drawing people off the sidelines into a very accessible industry," Daniel Zhao, Glassdoor senior economist, said, in an interview. At the same time, the number of older workers joining the restaurant workforce has also increased and is projected to keep growing. Adults aged 55 years or older working in restaurants rose by 70 percent between 2007 and 2018. Teens used to outnumber the demographic 3 to 1. Now the ratio has narrowed to 2 to 1, according to the NRA.

 

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Maybe it’s because outlets like CNBC tell customers to be cheap shits when it comes to the tip portion of the bill 🤔

I thought robots were taking those jobs away and a bunch of people desperately looking...

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