Is Bidenomics Working? Ask Your Waiter
Declining employment in the food service industry is good news for the US economy.
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If you think the service at your favorite restaurant isn’t what it used to be, you’re probably right: Chances are, it has fewer workers than it did just before the pandemic. Still, even if you have to wait a little longer for that extra hot sauce you asked for, this is a trend that’s good news for the US economy — and evidence that Bidenomics is working.
The share of the US workforce employed in food service establishments, a number that had been rising relentlessly for decades, is still lower than it was before Covid. Some of that is the impact of the pandemic itself, which had a particularly negative impact on food-service jobs.