US quits, separations, openings all up in July

09 September 2020

 

Summary: US quit rate increases for third consecutive month; job openings also up; total separations up; retail trade sector significant in each categories; report consistent with improvement in other labour market indicators.   The number of US employees who quit their jobs as a percentage of total employment increased slowly but steadily after the GFC. It peaked in March 2019 and then tracked sideways until virus containment measures were introduced...

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