The Clean Air Act Affects on the Employment and Wages of Drinking Places and Full-Service Restaurants

Abstract

This report uses the latest available data through the end of 2005 to examine the impact "The Clean Indoor Air Act," which prohibits smoking in pulbic places, has had on wages and employment among drinking establishments and full-services restaurants. The new data confirm the previously identified positive growth in wages and employment among drinking places and full-services restaurants. The last report indicated emerging positive growth in wages and employment for six quarters. With the complete 2005 data now available, the growth in wages and employment at drinking establishments and fullservice restaurants has now extended to ten quarters.