Restaurant Industry Job Growth | NCC News

? 2012 Ashley Allen

By Ashley Allen SYRACUSE (NCC NEWS) ? If you?ve been out to eat recently, you may have helped the economy more than you realize. The National Restaurant Association just released a study that says the industry is growing jobs at more than double the rate of the overall economy.

Randy Beach, owner of Ale ?n? Angus Pub, says business has been great for the last year.

This allows business owners like him to create more jobs for people that are unemployed.

?Just today alone, since 11 o?clock, we don?t have an ad in the paper or anywhere, and we?ve had four applicants today alone. Just today,? Beach said.

At Phoebe?s Restaurant & Coffee Lounge, they?ve seen the same uptick in job applications. Debbi Heller is a hostess and server at the restaurant and she says people drop off applications frequently.

?They?ve been coming in saying they lost their job or they?ve been laid off or their hours got cut. So they?re looking for a just a night time, part-time job,? Heller said.

Why restaurants are striving

The food and beverage industry added 645,000 jobs over the course of the last two years.

Pat Cihon, professor at Whitman School of Management, says this may be an indication that things are slowly getting better. After all, more people will open restaurants and create positions if they see customers are willing to eat out.

But it can also show that people view restaurants as a relatively cheap way to still have a little fun, while on a tight budget. ??You go out to some place, a restaurant to eat and have a little bit of an adventure. A little bit of a nicer time. So it may be a substitute for more expensive self-fulfillment,? Cihon said.

And while this benefits restaurant owners, it also helps those who are desperate to find a job quickly.

?It provides at least some means to stay afloat while you?re trying to get the career job that you?re really looking for, so it?s like a life preserver?a little bit of a cushion,? Cihon said.

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