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Restaurant Employment Trends [September 07, 2010]
Restaurants Added 12,200 Jobs in August
For the first time in four months, restaurant employment posted a sizable gain, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Eating and drinking places – the primary component of the restaurant industry which accounts for roughly three-fourths of the total restaurant and foodservice workforce – added 12,200 jobs in August, after dropping a combined 11,000 jobs during the previous three months... More »

Restaurant Employment Trends [September 07, 2010]
Fullservice and Quickservice Employment Was Essentially Unchanged in Recent Months
Within the restaurant industry, staffing trends in the major segments were mixed in recent months, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The fullservice segment added jobs at a modest 0.1 percent rate in the 12 months ending July 2010, while quickservice restaurant employment was unchanged during the same 12-month period. In comparison, snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars – including coffee, donut and ice cream shops – shed jobs at a 1.0 percent rate in the 12 months ending July 2010... More »

National Economic Trends [September 07, 2010]
Economy Lost Jobs for the Third Consecutive Month; Private Sector Payrolls Continue to Trend Upward
Due largely to the continued elimination of temporary Census-worker positions, total U.S. employment declined for the third consecutive month. The economy lost a net 54,000 jobs in August, which matched the decline registered in July... More »

Wage & Hour Trends [September 07, 2010]
Restaurant Industry Wage Growth Outpaced the Overall Private Sector in Recent Months
Wage growth of non-supervisory restaurant employees outpaced the overall private sector in recent months, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average hourly earnings of non-supervisory eating and drinking place employees increased at a 3.0 percent rate in the 12 months ending July 2010 – nearly a full percentage-point above the 2.1 percent gain in the average hourly earnings of total private sector non-supervisory employees during the same 12-month period. Within the restaurant industry, the average hourly earnings of non-supervisory employees in the fullservice segment grew at a solid 4.0 percent rate in the 12 months ending July 2010, while hourly wages in the limited-service segment increased at a lower 1.8 percent rate... More »

Wage & Hour Trends [September 07, 2010]
Average Restaurant Employee Workweek Was Unchanged in July
Although overall hours were unchanged in July, the average workweek of restaurant industry employees is on pace to decline for the fifth consecutive year. The average weekly hours worked by non-supervisory employees at eating and drinking places stood at 24.3 in July 2010 – matching the average employee workweek in July 2009... More »

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