| Sumario: | A study of employment in the fast-food restaurant industry reveals that workers are predominantly teenagers who work part time, who are on the job less than one year, and whose earnings are closely tied to the minimum wage. The fast-food industry has been one of the fastest growing industries in the United States, and the number of people employed by it has also grown rapidly. The industry employs more than 2.3 million workers, almost 70 percent of whom are 20 years old or younger, who work an average of 29.5 hours a week. Turnover is high: 75 percent of employees stay six months, 53 percent stay one year, 25 percent stay two years, and only 12 percent remain for three years or longer. According to surveys by the Bureau of Labor Statistics from November 1992 to March 1993, the average wage for workers in this industry ranged from $4.33 an hour in Puerto Rico to $5.70 in Honolulu.
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