For the majority of people who quit their job in search of higher pay elsewhere, the wager paid off.
Even as inflation soared, 60% of those who quit between April 2021 and March 2022 realized real wage gains, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center. Less than half of workers who remained loyal to their employers can say the same.
The so-called Great Resignation has brought massive upheaval in the labor market, with quit rates at highs possibly not seen since the 1970s. An average of 4 million workers quit each month from January to March this year, for an annual turnover rate of nearly 50 million workers — about 30% of the workforce — according to Pew’s analysis, which assumes workers don’t change jobs more than once a year.
