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More Than 1M Applied for a McJob

McDonald's ends up hiring 62K new workers

By Kate Schwartz,  Newser Staff

Posted May 3, 2011 8:43 AM CDT

(Newser) – McDonald's national hiring binge is done, and the chain ended up handing out 24% more jobs than the 50,000 it said it would. And those 62,000 new employees must be la creme de la creme, because they were chosen from a field of more than 1 million applicants, reports Bloomberg. That's right, number-crunches the Consumerist: McDonald's turned down more than 938,000 would-be workers. Quips Ben Popken, "It's a snapshot of how well the economy is doing when you have so many people clamoring for such a low-tier job." Perhaps it's also a sign that the whole rebranding-the-McJob thing is working?

McDonald's employees wait to take orders during a one-day hiring event at a McDonald's restaurant on April 19, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
McDonald's employees wait to take orders during a one-day hiring event at a McDonald's restaurant on April 19, 2011 in San Francisco, California.   (Getty Images)
McDonald's french fries sit under a heat lamp during a one-day hiring event at a McDonald's restaurant on April 19, 2011 in San Francisco.
McDonald's french fries sit under a heat lamp during a one-day hiring event at a McDonald's restaurant on April 19, 2011 in San Francisco.   (Getty Images)
Spelman College student Alicia Scott, 23, of Riverdale, Ga., fills out a job application at an Atlanta McDonald's restaurant Tuesday, April 19, 2011.
Spelman College student Alicia Scott, 23, of Riverdale, Ga., fills out a job application at an Atlanta McDonald's restaurant Tuesday, April 19, 2011.   (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
As part of McDonald's National Hiring Day job seekers fill out applications before being interviewed at a downtown Pittsburgh McDonald's restaurant Tuesday, April 19, 2011.
As part of McDonald's National Hiring Day job seekers fill out applications before being interviewed at a downtown Pittsburgh McDonald's restaurant Tuesday, April 19, 2011.   (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Brian Scott fills out application as he applies for a crew position at McDonalds in Washington, DC, April 19, 2011.
Brian Scott fills out application as he applies for a crew position at McDonalds in Washington, DC, April 19, 2011.   (Getty Images)
A man fills out a job application at a McDonald's restaurant April 19, 2011 in midtown New York.
A man fills out a job application at a McDonald's restaurant April 19, 2011 in midtown New York.   (Getty Images)
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genghisKhanifer
May 3, 2011 9:59 AM CDT
Creme de la creme, eh? Then let's see if their product actually gets to consumers' hands while it's still remotely warm and edible, shall we?
Dave99
May 3, 2011 9:51 AM CDT
I wonder how many of those 1 million people fell for the dumbest of diversions yesterday ( more irrelevant stories about the bogeymen evil doers ) and were waving flags and chanting USA USA USA
Dave99
May 3, 2011 9:32 AM CDT
As Ricardo wrote more than 100 years ago "the price of labor is a function of the supply of labor". An excess supply of labor ( like immigrants ) will cause a fall in the price paid for labor and / or an increase in unemployment. Thats exactly what has happened. ______________________________________________________________ Steep, Lasting Drop in Wages http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304248704575574213897770830.html

 
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