Chart: Growth in the number of full-service restaurant establishments and employment by type of tipped wage, 2011–2019

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Growth in the number of full-service restaurant establishments and employment by type of tipped wage, 2011–2019

	Equal treatment states	States with a lower tipped minimum wage
Growth in the number of establishments	17.5%	11.0%
Growth in employment	24.1%	18.6%

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Note: Equal treatment states are states that have the same minimum wage for all workers. Equal treatment states include Alaska, California, Hawaii, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.

Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2011-2019)

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