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>> i said, what would you funding we did it now instead of waiting three more years? >> i pushed all my chips in. i'm all in. >> reporter: 1.5 million americans were on pace to retire during the pandemic. instead, that number more than doubled to 3.6 million. >> it was just that thought of, gosh, wouldn't it be just a tragedy if we spent all this time working for our retirement and then right near the finish line you catch a horrible disease and die and never get to enjoy your retirement? >> reporter: so they capitalized on the hot housing market, sold their home, and hit the road. how is life...

Housing market. sold their home and hit the road. >> how is life on the road compared to the jobs you left behind? >> i wish i could say it is tough but it is great. i do not miss at all working right now. >> clearly enjoying their early retirement there. the industries with the highest quit rates are education, transportation, leisure and hospitality. these were suffering from labor shortages and hathat is being ft more acutely. many said they did it to look for higher wages, more flexibility from work or working from home so they didn't have to interact with so many for covid fears. the pand...

If we spent all this time working for our retirement and right near the finish line you catch a horrible disease and die and never get to enjoy your retirement? >> reporter: so they capitalized on the hot housing market, sold their home and hit the road. how is life on the road compared to the jobs that you left behind? >> gosh, i wish i could say it was tough, but, no, it's great. i do not miss at all working right now. >> reporter: and the banks clearly enjoying their early retirement there. but the industries with the biggest quit rates -- education, transportation, leisure and hospitality ...

During the pandemic. instead, that number more than doubled to 3.6 million. >> and it was just that thought of, gosh, wouldn't it be just a tragedy if we spent all this time working for our retirement and we're right near the finish line you catch a horrible disease and do i and never get to enjoy your retirement. >> so they capitalized on the hot housing market, sold their home and hit the road. how is life on the road compared to the jobs that you left behind? >> gosh. i wish i could say it was tough, but, no, it's great. i do not miss at all working right now. >> reporter: now the industrie...

Gosh, wouldn't it be a tragedy if we spent all this time working for retirement and right near the finish line you catch a horrible disease and die and never get to enjoy your retirement. . >> so they capitalized on the hot housing market, sold their home, and hit the road. . >> how is life on the road compared to the jobs that you left behind? >> gosh, i wish i could say it's tough. but no, it's great. i do not miss working at all right now. >> the industries that saw the biggest quit rates, education, transportation, leisure and hospitality. these are issues that were suffering with labor sh...