In France, the number of people working in food service varied between 2015 and 2018. After experiencing an upward trend from 2015 and 2017, where figures rose from 460,731 to 488,055 employees, that sector underwent a decrease in its number of employees, reaching 473,528 people employed in 2018. In one year, the restaurant industry lost more than 14,000 full-time employees.
Number of employees in the food and drink services industry in France from 2015 to 2018
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Insee. (2021). Number of employees in the food and drink services industry in France from 2015 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241470/employee-catering-mobile-catering-service-france/
Insee. "Number of Employees in The Food and Drink Services Industry in France from 2015 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241470/employee-catering-mobile-catering-service-france/
Insee, Number of employees in the food and drink services industry in France from 2015 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241470/employee-catering-mobile-catering-service-france/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Number of employees in the food and drink services industry in France from 2015 to 2018 [Graph], Insee, March 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1241470/employee-catering-mobile-catering-service-france/