Battered by COVID-19 Shutdowns, Restaurant Industry Now Hit with a Hiring Shortage
Between extra federal jobless benefits to uncertainties from lockdowns to more localized factors, hospitality employers struggle to keep up now that pandemic restrictions are easing
Santa Barbara’s downtown is bustling with outdoor diners, but restaurants have had a hard time finding enough personnel to staff them. Many workers have moved on to other jobs after the uncertainties of the past year. (Joshua Molina / Noozhawk photo)
By Joshua Molina, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @JECMolina
May 2, 2021
The good news is that the COVID-19 pandemic is coming to an end.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has said California’s economy could be fully reopened on June 15. Life as we once knew it appears near.