US: 65 Percent of Fast Food Restaurants Report Increased Employment in Q4

While industries such as retail, manufacturing, and financial services have cut tens of thousands of jobs, the foodservice sector continues to beef up payrolls, with 65 percent of fast food restaurants reporting an increase in employment levels at both the hourly and management levels, according to Workforce Index, a quarterly review from People Report, a Dallas, Texas-based research and consulting firm specializing in restaurant labor-force trends.