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Restaurants Still Struggling With Employee Shortages

The employment shortage has caused a strain on current restaurant workers.

Aired 09/17/2022 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices

Restaurants Still Struggling With Employee Shortages

Clip: 9/17/2022 | 7m 51sVideo has Closed Captions

The employment shortage has caused a strain on current restaurant workers.

Despite many businesses opening up after the COVID shutdown, restaurants are still struggling to fill the void of employees. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 1.3 million job openings in the accommodations and food industry, which makes up 11% of the total openings across all occupations nationwide.

Aired 09/17/2022 | Rating NR

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