Today in Data: Restaurants Push Pickup Ordering in Tight Labor Market

Today in Data: Restaurants Push Pickup Ordering

Today in data, restaurants try to promote pickup ordering as new federal jobs numbers show a tight labor market.

Data

$6B: Yum Brands’ digital sales for the first quarter, a 15% rise from last year

400,000: Number of jobs that the food and beverage sector is projected to add this year

24,000: Number of jobs that food and beverage establishments added in April

7 in 10: Number of restaurant operators who report having trouble filling positions

3.6%: Rate of national unemployment in April