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Title: The Third Shift: Child Care Needs and Access for Working Mothers in Restaurants
Citation Type: Miscellaneous
Publication Year: 2013
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Abstract: The restaurant industry is one of the largest sectors in the United States economy and is projected to be among those with the largest growth by 2020.1 It currently employs over 10 million workers.2 Between 2000 and 2010, our economy as a whole shed jobs at a rate of -0.2 percent.3 However, food services and drinking places are projected to create over 860,000 new jobs between 2010 and 2020.4 Similarly, our economic output in the last ten years ambled along at a rate of 1 percent of growth, while restaurants grew one and a half times faster, adding $134.7 billion to our economy. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the industry’s growth to continue apace over the next ten years.5 Despite the industry’s growth and potential for lifting the livelihoods of its workers, especially for women and mothers, working conditions have deteriorated and wages have not kept pace with growth. In fact, restaurant occupations employ the highest proportion of workers earning at or below the federal minimum wage.6 Food preparation and service-related occupations comprised . . .
Url: http://rocunited.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ChildCare-Report-Final.pdf
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Authors: Liu, Yvonne Yen
Publisher: Restaurant Opportunities Centers United
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Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure
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