Restaurant Employment Prosperity (Musical Tribute)

The following chart shows annual food services and drinking places employment growth.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMjKj0CnQRTeFf1775yWF8rs2MLBpJ3Fb-Bg8u_PWaBUdxLATMWl-xTzhhb-6ANYKfnRufdyVe08HJUdb-Lazon1g3HzolBJ7BxjPnJwxJXqXykbuU2saC63KNAb8ETNwZyc2dFeSrQY/s1600/Restaurant+Employment+Prosperity.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMjKj0CnQRTeFf1775yWF8rs2MLBpJ3Fb-Bg8u_PWaBUdxLATMWl-xTzhhb-6ANYKfnRufdyVe08HJUdb-Lazon1g3HzolBJ7BxjPnJwxJXqXykbuU2saC63KNAb8ETNwZyc2dFeSrQY/s320/Restaurant+Employment+Prosperity.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />3.7% annual growth! Very impressive. Each time we get a recession (the deeper the recession the better), we get more growth. More recessions for the win! Genius!<br /><br />We just need to stay in that strong, resilient, predictable, and consistent trend channel long-term, preferably near the top. The long-term trend is so obvious that I don't even feel the need to add a trend line. Did I mention how stable and sustainable the channel is? Just look at it! A few more years of this and it will be almost impossible to leave the channel no matter what happens. Who doesn't love certainty?<br /><br />The annual data in the first chart doesn't include 2014 yet, but I can give you a glimpse of how the year is starting off using monthly data.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAX2F5EvO6Jg83023MfmEz516FSBSJdQ8_xYjyG-IpBeV_zyAI4BVGHUMOkdxfgU254VFh27L8kIvpABJOS6tYPDVySTZWa17vx3KsJvForWe58q2c3gUFA61zZmQ_GG5bVmGUZCsb9vY/s1600/Restaurant+Employment+Prosperity+-+Short-Term.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAX2F5EvO6Jg83023MfmEz516FSBSJdQ8_xYjyG-IpBeV_zyAI4BVGHUMOkdxfgU254VFh27L8kIvpABJOS6tYPDVySTZWa17vx3KsJvForWe58q2c3gUFA61zZmQ_GG5bVmGUZCsb9vY/s320/Restaurant+Employment+Prosperity+-+Short-Term.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />There are a whopping 10.5 million people employed in this rapidly growing industry. Growth appears to have peaked back in July. As of January, the growth is <b>still</b> above 3% though and there's nothing but biscuits and gravy on the horizon! Can't you see it? And with average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers in this industry coming in at <a href="http://www.bls.gov/data/#employment">$10.96</a> (December 2013), what's not to like?<br /><br />In honor of the charts, I suggest we all try to work Chipotle into our conversations (more than we already do). Start the day off right. When we wake up each morning we should exclaim, "What a great day to Chipotle!" Or alternatively, "The future's so bright I gotta Chipotle!"<br /><br /><b>January 30, 2014</b><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/30/us-chipotle-results-idUSBREA0T1V620140130">Traffic jump boosts Chipotle restaurant sales, stock soars</a><br /><br /><div style="color: #666666;"><i>(Reuters) - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG.N) said on Thursday an increase in customer visits contributed to bigger-than-expected growth in quarterly sales at established restaurants, and its shares rose nearly 13 percent in extended trading.</i></div><br />People braved the extreme weather to eat burritos? It's a frickin' polar vortex miracle!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/--2Mwp7X-X0" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /><b>See Also:</b><br /><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2010/06/sarcasm-disclaimer.html">Sarcasm Disclaimer</a><br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=rOI">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart #1</a><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=rOM">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart #2</a>

Restaurant Employment Prosperity (Musical Tribute)

The following chart shows annual food services and drinking places employment growth. Click to enlarge. 3.7% annual growth! Very impressive....

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