Posted on 03/19/2017 5:45:34 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
In January, the number of Americans quitting their jobs rose to a seasonally-adjusted total of 3.22 million, the highest number since February 2001. The quits rate rose in January to 2.2%.
People quitting their jobs in droves is seen as a sign of confidence among workers, as folks are unlikely to quit a job unless they are confident they can get another one.
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Hmmm...since 2001? Let’s see that would be the last time we switched from Democrat to Republican?
They also may be quitting their second part time job because they can now work full time.
People are quitting the undesired jobs they were forced into after the recession. They’re getting better jobs or they wouldn’t quit the existing job.
I suppose it’s too much to ask for the reporter to dig a little and find out about the people quitting all these jobs. Why are they quitting? What portion of them are taking better jobs? Etc
Hell, they may even change the headline then to say “most upward job changes since 2001”
No, I haven’t read the article and I won’t go to yahoo news.. you can’t make me ;)
great! more openings for those looking for a job :)
Since YAHOO changed their format a year or so ago, it is the most worthless site on the internet...I used YAHOO Sports a lot...Now it’s worthless....
Pretty much “retired” versus quit..... investments, savings an two 20+ year retirements stacked, maxed 401’s etcetera ..... People who, worked, saved, invested live within they’re means can retire at 60 years of age when they get to a place in life where money is making money.
I’m betting that most of those quitting they’re jobs are retiring. KaBoom Boomers !
My opinion only.
> They also may be quitting their second part time job because they can now work full time.
Precisely my thought.
‘the “skills gap” that so many employers and economists discuss as a major factor holding back the U.S. economy.’
Fake news - just an excuse for corporate globalists to gut the American standard of living with further floods of H-1B Third World serf labor. There are 5 million un- or underemployed American STEM professionals.
I say BUNK to this.
America has been exporting jobs to Mexico, to China, and to other countries for years.
I quit a good job about one year ago, because basically, all of the company was being slowly offshored, and it was starting to reach my level in the company.
It is FAR too early for Trump to be impacting the jobs situation, so what we have now is still Obama. And he had done NOTHING for American jobs.
While I am very confident Trump has America in his heart, I do not think those in charge of American businesses have even one slight inclination to support America.
That is why Trump was elected, in my view.
Whether he lives up to the hope so many have, is another question.
But this study is just more globalist propaganda.
In my view.
Trump’s jobs number are better, so this is all they’ve got.
LOL
Trump has extensive Tacit Knowledge of America
Trump is the inverse of obama.
Obama has limited tacit knowledge of America and what he has is viewed by the myopic triple lens of Socialism/islam/racism
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Squantos wrote: “I’m betting that most of those quitting they’re jobs are retiring. KaBoom Boomers !”
I quit back in 2015 when I turned 67. Just didn’t need to work any more.
Life is good huh ! Enjoy ! Stay Safe !
It means that the economy is taking off and employees are quitting to move to better jobs.
Yet, in Houston and elsewhere in TX, there are plenty of graduate engineers who have been out of work for more than a year. Some even for two years.
Time for Trump to initiate the energy independence project and get our oil and gas sector in a hiring mode.
I’m betting that most of those quitting they’re jobs are retiring.”
Lot of our doctor client patients are being riffed because of downturn in oil prices and other related businesses. Many of them are 62-65 years of age and all thus far have indicated they had no plans to quit.
>I do not think those in charge of American businesses have even one slight inclination to support America.<
. Their first loyalty is not to the country but to the stockholders that pay their wages.
It has ALWAYS been that way.
Sorry they are being laid off ..... least they didn’t quit they’re job.
Another win?
Wow. What amazing timing they quote in this fake news story.
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