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The restaurant industry has been especially hard hit by the labor shortage. Willie B. Thomas/Getty Images Restaurants are closing earlier or shutting

Restaurants have been changing their operations because they can't find enough staff to operate as usual as labor keeps getting more expensive.

Staff have been leaving the industry in search of better wages, benefits, and working conditions. Álex Cámara/NurPhoto via Getty Image Independent

While chains like McDonald's, Starbucks, and Chipotle have hiked up wages, independent restaurants say this is much harder for them to afford.

Joey's Chicken Shack near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has raised menu prices, cut opening hours and put salaries up because of the labor shortage.

Workers have been quitting their jobs in search of better wages, benefits, and working conditions. Damien Eagers/PA Images via Getty Images Joey's