California was warned that its fast-food minimum wage hike would result in job losses and rising prices. That reality has now come to pass, as even California must abide by the most basic laws of economics.

According to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report Thursday, California lost 6,166 fast-food jobs since the fast-food minimum wage hike from $16 to $20 an hour went into effect in April. As a whole, the country had an overall fast-food employment growth of 1.6%. According to the Employment Policies Institute, California’s decline in fast-food employment is steeper than the decline in overall statewide private employment.