Around 4.3 million people quit or changed jobs in December. This number is down from the previous month’s all-time high but still near record levels, as the labor market remained unsettled and the omicron variant swept through the nation. Employers reported some 10.9 million job openings in a survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, well above pre-pandemic averages. As parents struggled to navigate their work lives as schools and day cares closed due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases, the labor market faced even more disruption. Sudden outbreaks at work, with little of the social safety protocols seen in earlier waves, means at least 4 million workers resigned each month during the second half of 2021. Many have left their jobs to find work that had better pay, better benefits, or more flexible schedules.
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