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A Fast-Food Problem: Where Have All the Teenagers Gone?

posted by mrpg on Thursday July 19 2018, @03:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the to-study dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

NY Times:

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.

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by mcgrew on Thursday July 19 2018, @06:34PM

    by mcgrew (701) <publish@mcgrewbooks.com> on Thursday July 19 2018, @06:34PM (#709555) Homepage Journal

    If you can't find workers you're simply not offering enough in pay and benefits. If you can't afford to pay more, you suck as a business[erson and should get a real job.

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