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The Restaurant Workforce in the United States

Overview

This resource provides an overview of the restaurant workforce in the United States including information about the demographics of workers in the industry, the size of the workforce, wages and benefits, and working conditions.

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The Restaurant Workforce in the United States
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  • Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Published
2012
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Audiences
EmployersInvesting and LendingPolicyWorker AdvocacyWorkforce & Economic Development
Issue Areas
Advancement & TrainingBenefitsEquity & InclusionSafe & Accessible WorkplacesWages & Wealth Building

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Report2024
Genesis at Work
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Portrait of sales assistant
Tool2024
Question Bank for Workforce Service Providers
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Middle aged black man entering the foyer of modern building
Tool2024
Cost of Turnover Tool
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Worker In Warehouse Preparing Goods For Dispatch
Report2024
Not Just a Job
Gallup
Advancing Frontline Women in Retail
Report2024
Advancing Frontline Women in Retail
FSG
Conducting a Pay Equity Audit
Tool2024
Conducting a Pay Equity Audit
Practical Law
Colleagues in warehouse
Event2024
Quality Jobs for All
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Open sign on a door
Event2024
Opportunity Zones and the Challenge of Addressing Our Economic Divides
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
The Rise of Gig Work
Event2024
The Rise of Gig Work
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Article2024
Real Mentorship Starts with Company Culture, Not Formal Programs
Harvard Business Review
Serious colleagues with clipboard
Event2024
Fresh Pathways
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Workers standing together
Event2024
The Aspen Institute Launches New Tool to Create Business Incentives by Measuring Good Jobs
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Employment Law book
Event2024
The Justice System and Jobs
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
As you can see, we follow this working plan here!
Report2024
Exploring Employee Share Ownership as a Potential Investment Strategy in Opportunity Zones
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program, et al.
Female warehouse worker stacking boxes onto the rack
Report2024
The Practice of Improving Job Quality
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Chicago’s Fresh Approach to Incumbent Worker Training
Case Study2024
Chicago’s Fresh Approach to Incumbent Worker Training
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
A better way to share the wealth
Article2024
A better way to share the wealth
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Competing on Service
Case Study2024
Competing on Service
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
BEST Corp
Case Study2024
BEST Corp
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Reconnecting Work and Wealth
Report2024
Reconnecting Work and Wealth
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program, et al.
Employment application
Brief2024
“Now Jobs” in Young Adult Workforce Programming
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Concerned business woman
Report2024
2019 Guidebook
Chicago Beyond
Manufacturing Pathways in Milwaukee
Case Study2024
Manufacturing Pathways in Milwaukee
COWS
Lecturer Helps Scholar with Project, Advising on Their Work. Teacher Giving Lesson to Diverse Multiethnic Group of Female and Male Students in College Room, Teaching New Academic Skills on a Computer.
Report2024
Making Work-Based Learning Work for Retail
JFF Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning
Working together
Tool2024
A Quick-Start Toolkit – Building Registered Apprenticeship Programs
Department of Labor
Partnering for Equity
Report2024
Partnering for Equity
The University of Texas at Austin – Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources
Stable Scheduling Study
Report2024
Stable Scheduling Study
Center for WorkLife Law
Key Elements of Successful Tuition Assistance Programs
Tool2024
Key Elements of Successful Tuition Assistance Programs
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program, et al.
Close-up Of Black Graduation Cap
Tool2024
From Tuition Reimbursement to Tuition Disbursement
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program, et al.
Paid Family and Medical Leave
Brief2024
Paid Family and Medical Leave
National Partnership for Women and Families
Woman using a barcode reader in a distribution warehouse
Tool2024
Ready for Equity in Workforce Development
Race Forward, et al.
Four trucking company workers in garage
Event2024
Having a Stake
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Crowd of people gathered in an arrow shape
Event2024
Drivers of Opportunity
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
I Am Not a Tractor
Event2024
I Am Not a Tractor
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Brief2024
Policy Metrics: Paid Family and Medical Leave
National Partnership for Women & Families
Woman serving customer at the counter in a clothing store
Event2024
What’s in Store
Horizontal shot of handsome African American man sitting at table at home trying to figure out his financial situation analyzing documents, bills, looking nervous and worried because of problems
Event2024
Race, Work, and Opportunity in America
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Senior Woman Sitting In Chair And Laughing With Nurse In Retirement Home
Event2024
The Caring Economy
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
New Employee Receives Training At Delicatessen Checkout
Case Study2024
Long Run
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Investing in Workforce Program Innovation
Report2024
Investing in Workforce Program Innovation
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
People profile heads. Vector background pattern.
Report2024
The Competitive Advantage of Racial Equity
FSG and PolicyLink
UpSkilling Playbook for Employers
Tool2024
UpSkilling Playbook for Employers
UpSkill America
LGBTQ Nonprofit Staff
Report2024
Working at the Intersections
Building Movement Project
Growing business
Tool2024
Employee Financial Health
Financial Health Network
Afro American businessman at home
Tool2024
Workplace Financial Wellness Services
Prosperity Now, et al.
Serious latin american medical student or female nurse working at computer
Article2024
The Case for Good Jobs
Harvard Business Review
Smiling male and female colleagues discussing plans while looking at a tablet standing in coffee shop
Tool2024
Adding Racial Equity to the Menu
ROC United, et al.
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Brief2024
Impact Investing and Employee Ownership
The Democracy Collaborative
Professional nurse at the hospital bandaging the hand with a medical bandage for a woman patient.
Article2024
Job Quality for New York’s Home Care Aides
PHI
Group of warehouse workers walking through storage racks
Event2024
Building Good Jobs into America’s Infrastructure Investments
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Evaluation rating.
Event2024
Launch of the Good Companies/Good Jobs Initiative
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Two Male University Students Building Machine In Science Robotics Or Engineering Class
Event2024
Has the First Job Disappeared?
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Modern building
Event2024
Building Ladders and Raising the Floor
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Happy maid with towels
Event2024
Democracy at Work
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Communities that Work Partnership Playbook
Tool2024
Communities that Work Partnership Playbook
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Philanthropy and the Future of Work
Report2024
Philanthropy and the Future of Work
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Partnering to Improve Domestic Workers’ Job Quality
Case Study2024
New York City
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Business people discussion advisor concept
Case Study2024
The Freelance Economy and Workforce System Meet in the Bay Area
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Restore the Promise of Work
Report2024
Restore the Promise of Work
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Hanging light bulb dangle on a wire illuminating bank notes
Article2024
America’s growing divide between work and wealth
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Apprenticeship
Report2024
Apprenticeship
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program, et al.
Portrait Of Smiling Male And Female College Students With Teachers Outside School Building
Report2024
Connecting Young Adults To Employment
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Engineer Training Female Apprentice On Milling Machine
Article2024
The Pinkerton Papers
The Pinkerton Foundation
Close-up image of a businesswoman working on the computer.
Report2024
Moving Beyond Job Creation
Pacific Community Ventures
Stack of hands showing unity
Tool2024
Creating a Member Engagement Plan
Democracy at Work Institute
Screenshot
Event2024
Finding Time
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
cropped image of two smiling owners of coffee shop shaking hands
Event2024
Can Inclusive Economic Development Build Better Jobs and a Stronger Regional Economy?
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Sales Assistant With Credit Card Reader On Digital Tablet
Event2024
Shop ‘til Who Drops?
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
The 1099 Economy
Event2024
The 1099 Economy
Banner template Partner Business Trust Teamwork Partnership. Industry contractor fist bump dealing mission business. Mission team meeting group of People Fist bump Hands together. Business Concept
Report2024
Next Generation Employer-Engagement Strategies
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program, et al.
coronavirus.hospital cook cooking for hospitalized patients
Brief2024
The Future of Work for Low-Income Workers and Families
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program and the Working Poor Families Project
Improving Jobs to Improve Care
Case Study2024
Improving Jobs to Improve Care
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Hand Passing Keys To New Owner
Tool2024
A brief, visual guide to understanding employee ownership structures
Democracy at Work Institute
Narrowing the Racial Wealth Gap
Brief2024
Narrowing the Racial Wealth Gap through Business Ownership
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Cropped portrait of an attractive female construction worker standing on a building site with her colleagues in the background
Event2024
The Future of Worker Voice
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
portrait young asian business woman in office using tablet
Event2024
The Future of Work in the Sharing Economy
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Two Heavy Industry Engineers Stand in Steel Metal Manufacturing Factory, Use Digital Tablet Computer and Have a Discussion. Black African American Industrial Specialist Talk to Female Technician.
Event2024
Beyond Great Places to Work
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Improving Public Transportation for America’s Workers
Event2024
Getting to Work
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Young asian woman auditor or trainee staff wears mask working during the COVID pandemic in store warehouse shipping industrial. looking up and checks the number of items store by digital tablet.
Event2024
The Low Cost of Good Jobs
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Personal development, personal and career growth
2024
Raise the Floor and Build Ladders
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program, et al.
Becoming Employee-Owned
Tool2024
Becoming Employee-Owned
Democracy at Work Institute
Working mother
Event2024
Time to Care
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Cashier in supermarket wearing mask and gloves fully protected against corona virus. Working during covid-19 pandemic.
Event2024
Book Talk on The Good Jobs Strategy
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Experiences of Immigrant Workers
Event2024
Experiences of Immigrant Workers
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
It’s Dinner Time!
Case Study2024
Profiles of the Direct-Care Workforce and PHI
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Apprenticeship
Report2024
Apprenticeship
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program, et al.
smiling african american chef holding tray with raw meat at restaurant kitchen
Case Study2024
Profiles of the Restaurant Workforce and Restaurant Opportunities Center-United
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Profiles of the Residential Construction Workforce and the Workers Defense Project
Case Study2024
Profiles of the Residential Construction Workforce and the Workers Defense Project
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Construction law
Report2024
Your Rights at Work
AFL-CIO
Leaning in with Child Care
Event2024
Leaning in with Child Care
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Cashier working at supermarket
Event2024
Raising the Minimum Wage
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Home Economics
Event2024
Home Economics
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Supermarket worker disinfecting carts COVID-19 times
Event2024
From Jobs to Job Quality
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Closeup hand professional construction worker laying bricks in new industrial site
Event2024
The Housing Market’s Foundation
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Taking Inventory of Retail Jobs
Event2024
Taking Inventory of Retail Jobs
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program, et al.
Food grocery shopping
Case Study2024
Profiles of the Retail Workforce and the Retail Action Project
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Woman working in gorcery checkout
Brief2024
The Retail Trade Workforce in the United States
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Students Training To Work In Catering Industry
2024
The Restaurant Workforce in the United States
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Architect Walking Through Construction Site
Brief2024
Overview of Workers in Residential Construction
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Professional nurse at the hospital bandaging the hand with a medical bandage for a woman patient.
Brief2024
Our Direct-Care Workers
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Economist with papers
Tool2024
Racial Equity Toolkit
Seattle Race and Social Justice Initiative
African nurse in uniform talking during day visit to old patient grandfather. Caring caregiver hold hand of 80s senior elderly man people having pleasant conversation, satisfied grandfather receiving support and care from carer concept
Event2024
Better Care through Better Jobs
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Portrait of smiling young waiter serving food while standing against waitress
Event2024
From Fast Food to Fine Cuisine
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Engineer teaching about tube bending machine
Case Study2024
Business Value Assessment of Work-Based Learning
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
warehouse workers with digital tablet
Case Study2024
Sustainable Economic Democracy
Democracy at Work Institute
Men shaking hands in an industrial facility
Report2024
Selling Your Business to Your Employees
Democracy at Work Institute, et al.
Sectoral Strategies
Report2024
Sectoral Strategies for Low-Income Workers
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Organizational self assessment
Tool2024
Organizational Self-Assessment
Race Matters, et al.
Young Woman Working at Factory
Article2024
Every Employee an Owner. Really.
Harvard Business Review
It’ll be okay
Case Study2024
Cooperative Home Care Associates
Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
young african factory worker with colleagues
Tool2024
Steps to Starting a Worker Coop
Democracy at Work Institute
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