Michigan
RESTAURANT INDUSTRY AT A GLANCE
Restaurants are a driving force in Michigan’s economy. They provide jobs and build careers
for thousands of people, and play a vital role in local communities throughout the state.
16,110
435,000
Eating and drinking place
locations in Michigan in 2015
Restaurant and foodservice jobs
in Michigan in 2017 = 10% of
employment in the state
$15.9 billion
And by 2027, that
number is projected
to grow by 8.6%
Projected sales in Michigan’s
restaurants in 2017
= 37,400 additional jobs,
for a total of 472,400
HOW BIG IS
AMERICA’S
RESTAURANT
INDUSTRY?
LOCATIONS
SALES
EMPLOYMENT
1 MILLION+ serving millions every day
$799 BILLION = 4% of the U.S. GDP
14.7 MILLION PEOPLE = 10% of the nation’s workforce
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Restaurant.org • MichiganRestaurant.org
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Michigan’s Restaurants
JOBS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES IN EVERY COMMUNITY
EATING AND DRINKING PLACES:
U.S.
SENATORS
Gary Peters (D)
Debbie Stabenow (D)
Establishments
in the state
Employees
in the state*
16,110
322,600
EATING AND DRINKING PLACES:
U.S.
REPRESENTATIVES
Establishments
in the state
Employees
in the state*
1
Jack Bergman (R)
1,470
29,443
2
Bill Huizenga (R) 1,089
21,816
3
Justin Amash (R) 1,001
20,039
4
John R. Moolenaar (R) 1,083
21,695
5
Daniel Kildee (D) 6
Fred Upton (R) 7
8
9
955
19,120
1,169
23,418
Tim Walberg (R) 1,193
23,894
Mike Bishop (R) 1,050
21,034
Sander Levin (D) 1,395
27,930
10 Paul Mitchell (R) 1,132
22,669
11 David A. Trott (R) 1,315
26,332
12 Debbie Dingell (D) 1,266
25,358
13 John Conyers, Jr. (D) 14 Brenda L. Lawrence (D) TOTAL
949
18,996
1,041
20,855
16,110
322,600
*Michigan’s 322,600 eating-and-drinking-place jobs
represent the majority of the state’s total restaurant and
foodservice workforce of 435,000 jobs, with the remainder
being non-restaurant foodservice positions.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Restaurant.org • MichiganRestaurant.org
Source: National Restaurant Association, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics & U.S. Census Bureau, 2015