Today in data, restaurants try to promote pickup ordering as new federal jobs numbers show a tight labor market.
Data
$6B: Yum Brands’ digital sales for the first quarter, a 15% rise from last year
400,000: Number of jobs that the food and beverage sector is projected to add this year
24,000: Number of jobs that food and beverage establishments added in April
7 in 10: Number of restaurant operators who report having trouble filling positions
3.6%: Rate of national unemployment in April
