The United States is currently experiencing an unprecedented wave of resignations. According to the Washington Post, 20 million people have quit their jobs since April. The phenomenon concerns both young people and older people. A “big resignation“which is talked about even on TikTok.
According to the US Department of Employment, 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs in August. And according to the Washington Post, they would be 20 million since April. A historic trend that pushed the country’s resignation rate to 2.9% in August.
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Young people and older people are the main stakeholders. The youngest children are said to have mainly left their jobs to go back to school. Conversely, the elderly would simply have taken the path of retirement.
The sectors most affected are those of the retail trade and the hotel industry. But given the scale of the phenomenon, these are obviously not the only areas concerned.
What motivates these workers to quit their jobs? Definitely better pay and better job security. But the health crisis has certainly amplified the phenomenon: some now aspire to more freedom or wish to completely change their life.
Which regions are most affected?
According to the Washington Post, the most rural areas of the country are experiencing the highest quit rate.
However, “the states with the most new infections experienced more dynamic labor markets than the country as a whole “, analyzes the American media.
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“Employees quit or were hired at rates equal to or above the national average in the ten states with the highest rates of new infections that month: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee.“
A hashtag on TikTok
As with any phenomenon like this, TikTok is never far away. “The great resignation“So seized the social network, with the hashtag #Thegreatresignation. In short humorous videos, some users explain their resignation … While others film it.
Strikes this fall
Symptomatic the fatigue of American workers, “The Great resignation“is not an isolated movement. American unions have also launched numerous strikes this fall.The striketober“, the movement intended to demand better working conditions. And, once is not custom, the case has also spread on the social network TikTok.
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