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Illustration: Aïda Amer/AxiosVaccinations keep climbing, and restaurants are ready to roar back this summer. But eateries from Miami to Martha’s Vineyard to Los Angeles are facing the same problem: not enough workers.The big picture:&nbsp;Millions of restaurants are hiring all at once and, after a deadly pandemic, the jobs of waiters, cooks, and hosts seem more dangerous than they ever have before. All of this is contributing to a nationwide hospitality worker shortage as the economy opens back up.By the numbers: The 2.5 million restaurant jobs and forced more than 100,000 eateries to shutter. And now the ones that made it through 2020 can't find staffers.Main Streets nationwide are feeling the shortage. "After a whole year of waiting, guests are clamoring to come back. And restaurants have invested in these expanded outdoor areas, and they need people right now," says Alice Cheng, founder of Culinary Agents, a hospitality job search site. "But they’re not finding them."What's happening: The hospitality industry was among the hardest hit during the pandemic, and that's making its recovery even tougher.Silver linings: Service employees have long been treated as . Now, with restaurants desperate to hire, the power is finally in the hands of workers — and that's a good thing, Cheng says.What to watch: The latest COVID-19 relief package includes a $28.6 billion fund to help restaurants get back up and running. Restaurants in , and across Colorado face "enormous" hiring and retention challenges, reflecting a broader , the Colorado Restaurant Association tells Axios.The big picture: It comes as restrictions are loosening and diners are returning to restaurants —&nbsp;and despite and a massive push to hire back staff and bring on new employees, especially as the summer patio season approaches.Jobs are finally coming back, but workers aren't. What's happening: Tampa Bay businesses are setting the example that to survive the post-pandemic labor shortage, employers have to supersize incentives.Take the McDonald’s in Tampa, which was highlighted by for offering $50 to people just to interview.President Biden on Wednesday called on all employers to provide workers paid time off to get vaccinated or recover from COVID side effects, and said he'll include a paid tax credit for small businesses that do so.Why it matters: The Biden administration sees workplaces as highly influential in making shots more convenient for working adults who are in high-risk industries.

Illustration: Aïda Amer/AxiosVaccinations keep climbing, and restaurants are ready to roar back this summer. But eateries from Miami to Martha’s Vineyard to Los Angeles are facing the same problem: not enough workers.The big picture:&nbsp;Millions of restaurants are hiring all at once and, after a deadly pandemic, the jobs of waiters, cooks, and hosts seem more dangerous than they ever have before. All of this is contributing to a nationwide hospitality worker shortage as the economy opens back up.By the numbers: The 2.5 million restaurant jobs and forced more than 100,000 eateries to...

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