California has lost over 6,000 fast food restaurant jobs since September 2023 due to the state’s recent law increasing fast food minimum wages, according to an analysis released Thursday by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI).

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New Federal Report: California Has Lost Well Over 6,000 Fast Food Jobs Since Sept. 2023 

California was warned that its fast-food minimum wage hike would result in job losses and rising prices. That reality has now come to pass, as even California must abide by the most basic laws of economics. According to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report Thursday, California lost 6,166 fast-food jobs since the fast-food minimum wage hike from $16 to $20 an hour went into effect in April. As a whole, the country had an overall fast-food…

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Surprise! California’s minimum wage hike is costing workers jobs 

Since the law's passage in September 2023, the state's privately-owned fast food restaurants have lost 6,166 jobs through June 2024, according to the report.

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California Shed More Than 6,000 Jobs Due To Fast Food Wage Law

California fast food restaurants shed more than 6,000 jobs after Democratic lawmakers passed a bill mandating a $20 minimum wage for most fast food and counter service restaurants in the state, according to a new analysis of labor data.

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State's new wage law destroys more than 6,000 jobs in fast food * WorldNetDaily * by Ireland Owens, Daily Caller News Foundation

The number of jobs in the national fast food industry, which includes California, grew by 1.6% over the same time period, suggesting California’s fast food job losses are an abnormality.

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Federal data says California lost 4,256 fast food jobs since $20 wage took effect

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CA Restaurants Shed Jobs Like Water Off a Duck's Back After Wage Hike

California has lost over 6,000 fast food restaurant jobs since September 2023 due to the state’s recent law increasing fast food minimum wages, according to an analysis released Thursday by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI). Since the law’s passage in September 2023, the state’s privately-owned…  California Sheds More Than 6,000 Jobs Due To Fast Food Wage Law

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California Sheds More Than 6,000 Jobs Due To Fast Food Wage Law

New quarterly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released on Thursday found that California has lost 6,166 total fast food jobs since the AB 1228 fast food minimum wage law went into effect in April, confirming once again what the Governor’s office has continuously denied is happening. Ever since the fast food minimum wage was bumped up to $20 an hour from the statewide $16 minimum wage in April, the fast food industry has struggled.…

By Ireland Owens, Daily Caller News Foundation | December 05, 2024 California has lost over 6,000 fast food restaurant jobs since September 2023 due to the state’s recent law increasing fast food minimum wages, according to an analysis released Thursday by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI). Since the law’s passage in September 2023, the state’s privately-owned fast food restaurants have lost 6,166 jobs through June, according to the report…

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Blue State Sheds More Than 6,000 Jobs Due To Fast Food Wage Law

Last year, the left-wing state of California hiked the minimum wage to $20 an hour (but only for fast food workers) and now the cost of this wage hike has been calculated at a loss of 4, 256 jobs in the fast-food industry. The new wage went into effect in April of this year and […] The post New Minimum Wage Caused California a Loss of 4,256 Fast-Food Jobs appeared first on The Lid.

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Fast Food Industry Faces Job Losses Following $20 Minimum Wage Increase in California, Employment Policies Institute Claims

Fast Food Industry Faces Job Losses Following $20 Minimum Wage Increase in California, Employment Policies Institute Claims

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