Chart: Growth in the number of full-service restaurant establishments and employment by type of tipped wage, 2011–2014

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Growth in the number of full-service restaurant establishments and employment by type of tipped wage, 2011–2014

	Equal treatment states	States with a lower tipped minimum wage
Growth in the number of establishments	6.0%	4.1%
Growth in employment	13.2%	9.1%

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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 (2011-2014)

This chart appears in:

D.C.’s Fair Shot Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2016: Testimony Before the Council of the District of Columbia Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs
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