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Foodservice employment lags recovery
By Chris Elliott
February 22, 2011
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The latest employment data from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey is proof of the economy’s fragile recovery. While foodservice sales improved in 2010 – up 3.8% between January and November 2010 over the same period in 2009 – industry employment has not yet returned to normal.
In 2010, net foodservice employment in Canada rose by a modest 5,100 jobs to 1,090,600. However, it was not enough to offset the loss of 20,200 foodservice jobs during the 2009 recession.
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Foodservice employment also lagged recovery in the overall labour market. While an increase in government and construction jobs lifted total employment for all industries by 1.4% in 2010 over 2009, foodservice employment grew by just 0.5%.
Part of 2010’s increase in foodservice employment resulted from rehiring youth. Restaurant employees between the ages of 15 and 24 bore the brunt of the recession, losing 22,800 jobs in 2009, compared to a gain of 2,800 jobs for adults (ages 25 and older). In 2010, youth employment in foodservice bounced back, rising by 9,700 jobs and bringing the total number of young workers to 478,700.
With the economy forecast to moderate in 2011, foodservice operators will cautiously rehire this year. Depending on the economy, it may not be until 2012 before employment returns to pre-recession levels.
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Quick facts about foodservice employment
- Foodservice is the fourth-largest private sector employer in Canada behind retail, manufacturing and construction.
- Foodservice accounts for 6.4% of total employment in Canada.
- One in five employed youth work in the foodservice industry.
- Youth under the age of 25 account for 44% of total foodservice employment.
- 22% of Canadians got their first job in foodservice.
- 32% of Canadians have worked in foodservice at some point in their lives.
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