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The Wall Street Journal reported on January 5 that workers quit their jobs at a record rate in November while job openings remained close to highest-ever levels. As providers know, the US labor market remains very tight. These are the facts: 5 million quit their jobs in November The quit rate was 3% up from […]
Employers continue to struggle with hiring. So where did all the workers go? The Wall Street Journal reports that over 500,000 became self-employed in 2021. Currently 9.44 million workers are registered as self-employed. That is the highest total since 2008 after the financial crisis. Meanwhile, the US workforce remains 3% lower than before the pandemic. […]
The Wall Street Journal recently reporting an uptick in hiring with almost 600,000 new people joining the US workforce in October. 1 million more people were employed in November than in October. The labor force participation rate rose to 61.8%, highest since March 2020 when the pandemic started. The labor force participation rate for women, […]