ar izona restaurants are the cornerstones of economy career and employment opportunities for millions americans local communities nationally with 925 000 restaurant locations industry s direct sales 511 billion a year more than 1 4 day including impact have on in related industries overall us is 3 trillion about 10 percent gross domestic product nation largest private sector employer employ 12 5 million peo ple today expected to add 9 new jobs between 2006 2016 or criti cal training ground source extraordinary every background eight salaried employees started out as hourly one four united states minority owned foodservice employs man agers any other forty two american adults worked 28 per cent getting their first job experience
