'The Great Resignation' Misses the Point
The phrase has come to describe record levels of job turnover. But it overlooks the bigger story: a radical rethinking of our relationship to work.
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The phrase has come to describe record levels of job turnover. But it overlooks the bigger story: a radical rethinking of our relationship to work.
The U.S. economy is suffering from a labor shortage, posing a difficult puzzle for economists and policymakers to solve.
As many as 29 per cent of workers plan to change employer - or have already done so - since the start of the pandemic, rising to 40 per cent for those aged 18 to 34.
As many as 29 per cent of workers plan to change employer - or have already done so - since the start of the pandemic, rising to 40 per cent for those aged 18 to 34.
It’s not often that workers have outsized leverage, but a set of government decisions that turned the entire labor market upside down means that workers now have a historic opportunity to get that cash -- and they should, especially as everything is going to continue to get more expensive.