There were approximately 589.9 thousand employees in the food service contractor sector in the United States in 2022, up from the previous year's total of 476.7 thousand. Employment in this sector peaked in 2019 at around 644 thousand.
Number of employees in the food service contractor sector in the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in 1,000s)
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IBISWorld. (October 23, 2023). Number of employees in the food service contractor sector in the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180061/number-of-food-service-contractor-industry-employees-us/
IBISWorld. "Number of employees in the food service contractor sector in the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180061/number-of-food-service-contractor-industry-employees-us/
IBISWorld. (2023). Number of employees in the food service contractor sector in the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180061/number-of-food-service-contractor-industry-employees-us/
IBISWorld. "Number of Employees in The Food Service Contractor Sector in The United States from 2012 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180061/number-of-food-service-contractor-industry-employees-us/
IBISWorld, Number of employees in the food service contractor sector in the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180061/number-of-food-service-contractor-industry-employees-us/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Number of employees in the food service contractor sector in the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], IBISWorld, October 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180061/number-of-food-service-contractor-industry-employees-us/