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Bars and restaurants added 41,000 jobs in February, accounting for 18% of the better-than-expected February jobs numbers. Unfortunately the restaurant sector, like many growing sectors in the American economy, is characterized by a high proportion of low-wage jobs. For many hard working food servers and preparers, unpredictable schedules, lack of health insurance, no paid sick time, and few if any employment benefits are endemic.

Filed in Blog Topics: Economic Opportunities Program