Workers are quitting their jobs. A lot of them. So many, in fact, we’re still smack in the middle of the so-called Great Resignation.
In the US, the Labor Department revealed that 4.3 million Americans left their jobs in August 2021, or about 2.9% of the national workforce – the highest number on record. In the UK, the number of open jobs surpassed 1 million for the first time ever in August. There are several reasons why workers are walking away – poor working conditions, fears of contracting Covid-19 and existential epiphanies among them – and researchers are discovering more as they continue to collect and mine data. Continue reading from BBC Worklife
The Great Resignation: Everything you Need to Know (TechTarget)
The 'Great Resignation' in Perspective (US Bureau of Labor Statistics)
The Great Resignation is Accelerating (The Atlantic)
'The Great Resignation' Misses the Point (Wired)
The Great Resignation: Why Millions of Workers are Quitting (CNBC)
Staying Power! How to Thrive in the Great Resignation if You Don't Want to Quit (The Guardian)
What is The Great Resignation? (World Economic Forum)
Who is Driving the Great Resignation? (Harvard Business Review)
Why Are So Many Americans Quitting Their Jobs? (NPR)
