Business Insider reports that 6.5 million restaurant workers are still out of a job because of the pandemic.
A growing number of major restaurant chains hiring right now.
All together, those chains are hiring over 400,000 new employees.
On Wednesday, Chipotle announced plans to hire 10,000 new employees.
Denny's is looking to hire 10,000 people.
McDonald's announced on June 18 that it plans to hire 260,000 new workers in the US over the summer.
Subway announced on June 18 that franchisees were looking to hire 50,000 new employees in the US and Canada.
Dunkin' announced on June 9 that it was hiring 25,000 people in the US in its first national recruitment campaign.
Papa John's announced in a March 23 press release that it was hiring 20,000 new workers.
Taco Bell announced in a May 21 press release that it and its franchisees would hire 30,000 workers over the summer.
Domino's announced in a March 19 press release that it was hiring 10,000 new workers.
