RESTAURANT INDUSTRY AT A GLANCE

Restaurants are a driving force in New York’s economy. They provide jobs and build careers for thousands of people, and play a vital role in local communities throughout the state.

50,153 865,800 Eating and drinking place Restaurant and foodservice jobs locations in New York in 2018 in New York in 2019 = 9% of employment in the state And by 2029, that number is projected $51.6 billion to grow by 5.6% Estimated sales in New York’s = 48,700 additional jobs, restaurants in 2018 for a total of 914,500

Every dollar spent in the tableservice segment HOW DOES THE contributes $1.76 to the state economy. RESTAURANT INDUSTRY IMPACT THE Every dollar spent in the limited-service segment NEW YORK ECONOMY? contributes $1.51 to the state economy.

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JOBS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES IN EVERY COMMUNITY

EATING AND DRINKING PLACES: Establishments Employees U.S. SENATORS in the state in the state*

Kirsten Gillibrand (D) 50,153 684,100 Charles Schumer (D)

EATING AND DRINKING PLACES: EATING AND DRINKING PLACES: Establishments Employees Establishments Employees U.S. REPRESENTATIVES in the state in the state* U.S. REPRESENTATIVES in the state in the state*

1 Lee M. Zeldin (R) 1,849 25,225 15 José E. Serrano (D) 860 11,731 2 Peter King (R) 1,535 20,941 16 (D) 1,430 19,502 3 Thomas R. Suozzi (D) 1,914 26,109 17 (D) 2,091 28,519 4 Kathleen M. Rice (D) 1,954 26,651 18 (D) 1,725 23,527 5 Gregory W. Meeks (D) 927 12,650 19 Antonio Delgado (D) 1,716 23,412 6 (D) 2,001 27,299 20 (D) 1,913 26,097 7 Nydia M. Velázquez (D) 2,561 34,931 21 Elise M. Stefanik (R) 1,661 22,657 8 (D) 1,305 17,802 22 (D) 1,587 21,651 9 Yvette D. Clarke (D) 1,258 17,157 23 (R) 1,542 21,035 10 Jerrold Nadler (D) 4,170 56,880 24 (R) 1,566 21,366 11 (D) 1,457 19,870 25 Joseph D. Morelle (D) 1,594 21,740 12 (D) 5,352 73,004 26 (D) 1,779 24,270 13 (D) 1,298 17,703 27 Chris Collins (R) 1,493 20,358 14 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) 1,614 22,013 TOTAL 50,153 684,100

*New York’s 684,100 eating-and-drinking-place jobs represent the majority of the state’s total restaurant and foodservice workforce of 865,800 jobs, with the remainder being non-restaurant foodservice positions.

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Source: National Restaurant Association, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics & U.S. Census Bureau, 2018