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Where the jobs are: Arizona, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Utah

According to the NRA, Arizona is projected to post a close to 24 percent restaurant job increase and Florida and Texas each is projected to post over 22 percent gains over the 10-year period from 2015 to 2025. Georgia and Utah are expected to grow 21 percent.

February 2, 2015

The restaurant industry will continue to drive employment growth with Arizona, Florida, Texas, Georgia and Utah expected to lead the way, the National Restaurant Association's 2015 Restaurant Industry Forecast reports.

According to the Forecast, Arizona is projected to post a close to 24 percent restaurant job increase and Florida and Texas each is projected to post over 22 percent gains over the 10-year period from 2015 to 2025. Georgia and Utah are expected to grow 21 percent.

"Restaurant industry job growth will continue to advance at a solid pace this year," said Hudson Riehle, the NRA's senior vice president of research, in a press release. "In fact, we predict it will outpace overall job growth for the 16th straight year in 2015 and that restaurants will add 1.7 million new positions over the next 10 years. While all 50 states and the District of Columbia will see their restaurant industry workforce expand during the next decade, states in the southern and western regions will continue to set the pace."