U.S. restaurants reporting staff shortages 2021-2022, by role

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 2, 2024
After the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many restaurants in the U.S. have been able to find enough staff to fill all open positions. According to the source, 30 percent of restaurants are facing a shortage of bartenders, and a further 28 percent are experiencing a shortage of line cooks. In 2021, 36 percent of restaurants faced a shortage of servers, but this number drastically declined in 2022.

Share of restaurants reporting staff shortages in the United States in 2021 and 2022, by position

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Release date

January 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

September 12 to 20, 2022

Number of respondents

600 respondents

Special properties

full service restaurant owners, presidents, and area/general managers

Supplementary notes

Data collected by the source across all 50 states with an added focus on six key cities: New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, and Miami.

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