November Jobs Growth Disappointed Politicians And Economists; Eating & Drinking Places Added Only 11,000 Jobs

Growth of jobs at “food services and drinking places,” the vast majority of which are restaurants, was a paltry 11,000 in November as the total US economy produced 210,000 net new jobs, according to the monthly employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released Dec. 3. The restaurant jobs numbers were disappointing, given the…