![The four-county region had 361,500 fast-food workers in June – up 7,600 since new pay rules took effect. The four-county region had 361,500 fast-food workers in June – up 7,600 since new pay rules took effect.](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SOCAL-FAST-FOOD-JOBS@2x.jpeg?w=138)
Southern California fast food jobs hit record high despite minimum wage hike
The four-county region had 361,500 fast-food workers in June – up 7,600 since new pay rules took effect.
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Jonathan Lansner has been the Orange County Register's business columnist since 1997 and has been part of the newspaper's coverage of the local business scene since 1986. He is a past national president of the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing and a 1979 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.
Location: Orange County, California, USA