Number of Americans quitting jobs reached record high in September
By Sylvan Lane - 11/12/21 01:04 PM EST
The number and percentage of U.S. workers voluntarily leaving their jobs reached an all-time high in September, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department.
Roughly 4.4 million U.S. 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. The number of job openings stayed roughly even in August at 10.4 million.
The surge in American workers voluntarily leaving their jobs is the latest sign of growing worker power in the recovering labor market.
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.
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/581314-quits-reach-record-high-in-september-as-tight-market-boosts-workers
