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Restaurants add 20,000+ jobs in September

The total number of new industry positions over the past year now stands at 289,600.

October 6, 2014

Restaurants added 20,400 jobs in September according to the monthly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, bringing the total number of new industry positions over the past year to 289,600.

Overall, non-farm payroll grew by 248,000 jobs last month, and unemployment dropped below 6 percent for the first time since 2008. In addition to restaurants, industries with robust job growth in September included professional and business services, retail and health care.

"September's job growth is an additional sign that national economic expansion continues," said Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of research for the National Restaurant Association in a press release. "Strong employment ultimately leads to improved cash-on-hand situation for consumers, and there has always been a strong correlation between disposable income and restaurant spending – more of the former typically means more of the latter."