By Ian Haworth
Earlier this week, it was reported that a record 4.3 million workers quit their jobs in August alone, with food and retail employees leaving in droves according to Labor Department statistics.
“Quits hit a new series high going back to December 2000, as 4.3 million workers left their jobs,” reported CNBC. “The quits rate rose to 2.9%, an increase of 242,000 from the previous month, which saw a rate of 2.7%, according to the department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. The rate, which is measured against total employment, is the highest in a data series that goes back to December 2000.”
“As job openings and hires fell in August, the quits rate hit a new series high, surging along with the rise in Covid cases and likely growing concerns about working in the continuing pandemic,” said Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute.
