881,400Restaurant and foodservice jobs
in New York in 2020 = 9% of employment in the state
Restaurant Industry NOW (March 22, 2020)
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Utah COVID-19 Restaurant Impact Snapshot
49,032Eating and drinking place
locations in New York in 2019
$54.5 billionEstimated sales in New York’s
restaurants in 2019
BETWEEN MARCH 1 – MARCH 22*
44% of operators temporarily
closed their restaurant
70%of operators laid off employees
and reduced hours
Restaurant Industry THEN (March 1, 2020)
BETWEEN MARCH 1 – MARCH 22*
$25 billionRestaurant sales nationwide lost
due to COVID-19
3 millionRestaurant jobs nationwide lost
due to COVID-19
More than
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Restaurant Industry THEN (March 1, 2020)
*Source: National Restaurant Association, national survey of more than 6,500 restaurant operators conducted April 10-16
$6.1 billionEstimated sales in Utah’s
restaurants in 2019
5,324Eating and drinking place locations in Utah in 2019
129,400Restaurant and foodservice jobs
in Utah in 2020 = 8% of employment in the state
Restaurant Industry NOW (April 16, 2020)
BETWEEN MARCH 1 - APRIL 16*
51% of operators temporarily
closed their restaurant
73%of operators who laid off or
furloughed employees
BETWEEN MARCH 1 - APRIL 16*
$330 millionRestaurant sales lost in April due to COVID-19 outbreak
68,000restaurant employees laid
off or furloughed since COVID-19 outbreak
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“My business operates 79
restaurants with over 3,000
employees. The actions taken to
combat COVID-19 have resulted
in a 70% reduction in
revenue and is forcing
us to close restaurants
and layoff employees at
an accelerating pace.”
Restaurant operator, Draper
“I’m a server at a
restaurant who
depends on the job for my income
and I am currently out of a job
and don’t know when, or if, my
restaurant will open again.”
Restaurant employee, Salt Lake City
“I am a single mother of a 2 year-
old and I’m out of a job for an
indefinite amount of time with no
money.”
Restaurant employee, Cottonwood Heights
“My restaurant is
closed and my 40+
employees are unem-
ployed with no way to
support their families.
After being in business
since 1983, this may
well be the end.”
Restaurant customer, Heber City
770+
messages sent to Sens. Lee
and Romney to support restaurants
UTAH COVID-19 Restaurant
Impact Snapshot
