| Help wanted: Labour demand in Canada’s restaurant industry September 19, 2012 |
With more baby boomers starting to think about retirement and fewer young people predicted to enter the work force over the next decade, Canada’s restaurant industry will continue to face a chronic shortage of workers to fill in the gaps. Here’s a statistical look at how those challenges may shape up by 2030.
- 1,118,600Number of restaurant workers in 2011
- 1,322,000Projected demand for restaurant workers in 2020
- 76,500 Projected shortage of restaurant workers in 2020 (full-year jobs)
- 136,700Projected shortage of restaurant workers in 2030 (full-year jobs)
Share of restaurant operators currently having difficultly filling positions for:
- 79% Cooks
- 54% Food and beverage servers
- 51% Food service attendants and kitchen helpers
Occupations with the largest expected labour shortages by 2030 (full-year jobs):
