Dee-Ann Durbin
McDonald said Monday that it plans to hire up to 375,000 US restaurant employees this summer.
The Chicago Burger giant said the enhanced job openings were due to the expansion of the US. The company, which has more than 13,500 restaurants in the US, is planning to open another 900 by 2027.
U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez Deremar joined McDonald’s President Joe Arlinger to announce his employment at a McDonald’s restaurant near Columbus, Ohio.
“McDonald’s is causing ripple effects of prosperity for workers, communities and the economy,” Damer said. “By expanding the workforce, businesses will be pushing for investment and setting standards for industrial growth, whether as launch pads for different carriers or as a ladder of internal outcomes.”
McDonald said he came when he announced plans to add 260,000 workers in 2020 to his last major summer employment. At the time, the company had reopened restaurants that had been closed in the first few months of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The decision to staff this summer shows optimism that US restaurants will improve as the year unfolds.
From January to March, McDonald’s sales in the same US store, or at least one year location, fell 3.6%. This was the biggest decline in the US that McDonald’s has seen since 2020’s pandemic shutter stores, restaurants, schools and other public spaces.
McDonald said middle-income and middle-income consumers said in January and March, worried about inflation and economic outlook.
However, other restaurant operators seem to share that optimism. According to the National Restaurant Association, US restaurants and bars added more than 46,000 jobs in March and April. Chipotle said he hopes to hire 20,000 workers in February.
Overall employment remains strong. American employers added 177,000 jobs in April as the job market showed resilience despite the uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump’s trade war.
McDonald also used the event on Monday to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Archways to Opportunity program. McDonald said the program kicked out $240 million with tuition support alone.
Anna Maria Monteroso, an eight-year veteran at McDonald, said Archways to Chance will help her become a member of the first family to graduate from college. Monterroso currently holds a human resources degree from Colorado Institute of Technology.
“Just because you work in fast food doesn’t mean your dreams end there,” Monteroso said.
Original issue: May 12, 2025, 5:07pm EDT
