4 Million Workers Quit Their Jobs in August – PJ Media
According to the Labor Department, 4.3 million workers quit their jobs in August. That represents almost 3 percent of the entire U.S. labor force and is the largest number of workers quitting their jobs in one month in history.
Nearly 900,000 of those workers were employed in the restaurant industry. Another 720,000 were employed in retail, 700,000 in business services, and 534,000 in health care.
While the data do not reveal the reasons why so many workers quit their jobs in August, it’s assumed by economists that workers are less willing to endure inconvenient hours, low compensation, or bad conditions because they know there are ample opportunities elsewhere.
Working conditions. Being forced to wear masks. Being forced to be vaccinated. Fear of being exposed to the virus because the government and the media have made us all terrified of going outdoors.
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