More Americans quit their job in November 2021 than in any month in history, according to data released Tuesday. Some 4.5 million left their jobs in the month, an increase of three percent from the month prior. Resignations jumped the most in accommodation and food services and health care and social assistance industries, according to the Department of Labor’s Jobs Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. Every region in the United States reported increases in people who quit, signaling just how many people left their jobs. Most resignations took place in the southern United States, which includes Arkansas, Florida, and Texas. Still, 6.7 million people were hired, according to the data. “People who quit are taking other jobs, not leaving the workforce. On net, the labor market is gaining a ton of jobs every month,” Heidi Shierholz, president of the Economic Policy Institute, wrote on Twitter. Job openings, meanwhile, decreased by …
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