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The number of people who left their jobs reached a record


Americans quit their jobs at a record pace in November 2021, as job openings approached their all-time highs in a sign that workers continued to maintain most of the leverage before the omicron variant triggered cases. of COVID-19.

Americans quit their jobs at a record pace in November as job openings approached their all-time highs, a sign that workers continued to maintain most of the leverage before the omicron variant triggered COVID cases. -19.

The number of workers who quit their jobs soared to 4.6 million from 4.2 million, up from the previous record of 4.4 million reached in September, the Labor Department said Tuesday. That means 3% of workers voluntarily left their jobs, matching September’s record.

Employers posted 10.6 million jobs, down from a near-record 11 million the previous month and just below the all-time high in July, Labor said in its Survey of Jobs and Job Rotation. Vacancies have exceeded 10 million for six consecutive months.

Given that there were 6.9 million unemployed Americans in November, that means there were 1.5 jobs available for every unemployed person, the highest number on record dating back to two decades.


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