The statistic depicts the employment in the U.S. restaurant industry as of August 2016, by segment. Full-service restaurants in the U.S. employed over 5.5 million people at that time.
Restaurant industry employment in the United States as of August 2016, by segment (in 1,000s)
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National Restaurant Association. (October 31, 2016). Restaurant industry employment in the United States as of August 2016, by segment (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284821/employment-in-the-us-restaurant-industry-by-segment/
National Restaurant Association. "Restaurant industry employment in the United States as of August 2016, by segment (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 31, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284821/employment-in-the-us-restaurant-industry-by-segment/
National Restaurant Association. (2016). Restaurant industry employment in the United States as of August 2016, by segment (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284821/employment-in-the-us-restaurant-industry-by-segment/
National Restaurant Association. "Restaurant Industry Employment in The United States as of August 2016, by Segment (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284821/employment-in-the-us-restaurant-industry-by-segment/
National Restaurant Association, Restaurant industry employment in the United States as of August 2016, by segment (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284821/employment-in-the-us-restaurant-industry-by-segment/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Restaurant industry employment in the United States as of August 2016, by segment (in 1,000s) [Graph], National Restaurant Association, October 31, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284821/employment-in-the-us-restaurant-industry-by-segment/