A quarter-century ago, there were 56 teenagers in the labor force for every "limited service" restaurant — that is, the kind where you order at the counter.
Today, there are fewer than half as many, which is a reflection both of teenagers' decreasing work force participation and of the explosive growth in restaurants.
But in an industry where cheap labor is an essential component in providing inexpensive food, a shortage of workers is changing the equation upon which fast-food places have long relied. This can be seen in rising wages, in a growth of incentives, and in the sometimes odd situations that business owners find themselves in.
Too many restaurants, not enough teens to work in them.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by canopic jug on Thursday July 19 2018, @03:22PM
... or build infrastructure in such a way that you can *walk* places.
Good point but that would make sense only in countries where urban planning is done or even allowed. TFA is from The New York Times which is in a country with neither. However, in NYC itself there is somewhat of an infrastructure, at least compared to most of the rest of the country. But that brings up the idea of subsidization. Currently, in effect, the slave wages are subsidized [theatlantic.com] with the financial benefits going to a few high up in a few corporations. If infrastructure, such as mass transit were subsisdized instead, the benefits would be much wider reaching.
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