According to The Wall Street Journal.
Chains such as CaliBurger, Dunkin’ Donuts and Saladworks are looking to automation to help overcome the tight labor market; April saw 844,000 unfilled positions in the hospitality sector, and unemployment levels for restaurant workers sit at a record low of 6%. The rise in robotics isn’t affecting the number of hospitality workers being employed, however — hiring is up, with a rate of 18.4 workers per establishment compared to 17.4 in 2007.
I think it has less to do with the tight labor market as it does with the minimum wage requirements.
High school and college students looking for a part-time job are willing to work for a lot less than minimum wage. And their skill set demands less than minimum wage.
It’s now cheaper to install AI and robots than to hire real kids.
Well done, liberals.