06/14/2021

How Cedar Point’s $20 wage is Impacting Sandusky’s Tourism Economy

Many employers can’t find workers to staff their restaurants and retail operations

Business should be booming this summer in Sandusky, as tourists return in droves following a year of pandemic-induced isolation.

There's a problem, however: Many employers can't find workers to staff their restaurants and retail operations, forcing them to cut back hours and turn away customers or contemplate major wage increases they say they can't afford.

The problem was exacerbated last month when Cedar Point – desperate for employees – announced it was increasing starting pay to $20 per hour, double what it was paying a year ago.

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