Facts about Industry Opportunities
- By 2027, the US restaurant industry will employ over 16 million people.
- 8 in 10 restaurant owners say their first job in the restaurant industry was an entry-level position.
- 9 in 10 restaurant managers started in entry-level positions.
- Between 2007 and 2012:
- Restaurant Businesses increased by 12%,
- Female-owned Restaurant Businesses increased by 40%,
- African-American-owned Restaurant Businesses increased by 49%, and
- Hispanic-owned Restaurant Businesses increased by 51%.
Maryland has over 11,000 eating and drinking locations. Over 250,000 people in Maryland work in restaurant and foodservice jobs. That's 9% of all employment in the state.
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