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A Tight Labor Market: The New Normal

Modern Restaurant Management

Employment in food services and drinking places, for example, increased by 42,000 in February, according to BLS data, after changing little over the prior three months. percent in 2032 , indicating a tighter labor market may be our new reality for the foreseeable future. percent, rising by 334,000 to 6.5 percent in 2022 to 60.4