‘Something Is Fundamentally Broken’: 67 Percent of Hourly Restaurant Workers Report Constant Financial Stress

A new national study exposes the deep economic instability facing frontline workers in the food and beverage industry.

BY AMAYA NICHOLE, NEWS WRITER

Employees work in the kitchen of The Hamilton restaurant in Washington, DC. Photo: Getty Images

Hourly restaurant workers are at a financial breaking point, according to a sweeping new study.

Drawn from a national survey of 750 employees, Instant Financial’s 2026 study “Underserved: The Financial Reality of America’s Hourly Restaurant Workers” captures the economic instability........

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