Pennsylvania RESTAURANT INDUSTRY AT A GLANCE Restaurants are a driving force in Pennsylvania’s economy. They provide jobs and build careers for thousands of people, and play a vital role in local communities throughout the state. 26,548 580,000 Eating and drinking place Restaurant and foodservice jobs locations in Pennsylvania in 2018 in Pennsylvania in 2019 = 10% of employment in the state And by 2029, that number is projected $24 billion to grow by 5.9% Estimated sales in Pennsylvania’s = 34,400 additional jobs, restaurants in 2018 for a total of 614,400 Every dollar spent in the tableservice segment HOW DOES THE contributes $1.91 to the state economy. RESTAURANT INDUSTRY IMPACT THE Every dollar spent in the limited-service segment PENNSYLVANIA ECONOMY? contributes $1.66 to the state economy. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Restaurant.org • PRLA.org © 2019 National Restaurant Association. All rights reserved. Pennsylvania’s Restaurants JOBS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES IN EVERY COMMUNITY EATING AND DRINKING PLACES: Establishments Employees U.S. SENATORS in the state in the state* Robert Casey, Jr. (D) 26,548 417,500 Patrick Toomey (R) EATING AND DRINKING PLACES: Establishments Employees U.S. REPRESENTATIVES in the state in the state* 1 Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R) 2,091 32,877 2 Brendan F. Boyle (D) 1,723 27,100 3 Dwight Evans (D) 1,305 20,518 4 Madeleine Dean (D) 1,370 21,546 5 Mary Gay Scanlon (D) 1,345 21,158 6 Chrissy Houlahan (D) 1,536 24,154 7 Susan Wild (D) 1,397 21,974 8 Matt Cartwright (D) 1,444 22,702 9 Daniel Meuser (R) 1,186 18,658 10 Scott Perry (R) 1,379 21,688 11 Lloyd Smucker (R) 1,318 20,727 12 Tom Marino (R) 1,417 22,290 13 John Joyce (R) 1,444 22,707 14 Guy Reschenthaler (R) 2,006 31,554 15 Glenn Thompson (R) 1,421 22,350 16 Mike Kelly (R) 1,168 18,373 17 Conor Lamb (D) 1,513 23,795 18 Michael F. Doyle (D) 1,483 23,329 TOTAL 26,548 417,500 *Pennsylvania’s 417,500 eating-and-drinking-place jobs represent the majority of the state’s total restaurant and foodservice workforce of 580,000 jobs, with the remainder being non-restaurant foodservice positions. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Restaurant.org • PRLA.org Source: National Restaurant Association, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics & U.S. Census Bureau, 2018.