Saturday, November 13, 2021

No. of Americans Leaving Jobs Reaches New High; Most Quit for Better Pay or Higher Job Fulfillment

 According to data released today (November 12, 2021) by the Labor Department, the number and percentage of U.S. workers voluntarily leaving their jobs reached an all-time high in September, The Hill website reports. 


Roughly 4.4 million workers quit their jobs in September and the "quits rate" rose to 3 percent, according to the latest edition of the Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS) survey, each a new record.


Economists see quits as a window into how willing workers are to leave their  current job in search of another role with higher compensation or greater personal fulfillment.

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