A record 4.3 million workers quit their jobs in August, led by food and retail industries

[initforme]

It is very true.....good businesses have zero problem finding workers. Bad ones are avoided. It's a win win win.

 

[Claudette]

Papageorgio
I don't think you can. If your fired I think there is a waiting period but if you quit I think you are on your own. And that's a Good thing.

 

[Claudette]

JackOfNoTrades
Can you say China?? That's who's responsible for the pandemic. China is responsible for every death and the state of every economy in the world.

What a biased moron you are. Dumbass.

 

[jknowgood]

Long as they can't collect unemployment insurance, it's cool.

Biden will make sure they will.

 

[SweetTea]

Or raise their children.

Like a bunch of losers.

So they should be able to have kids and not work and we can pay them so they can raise their children? Do explain how this is going to work long term? Economically speaking, that is extremely ignorant.

 

[kyzr]

LSM is good at making sure to make reports as negative as possible for full audience impact of "The sky if falling!" Room for improvement still, but not anywhere close to full collapse as leftist demagogues would like.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Civilian Unemployment:
Apr '21: 14.8%
Sep '21: 4.8%

The unemployment rate is misleading because the 4.3m that quit don't get to sign up for unemployment.
A better metric is the "Participation Rate" which shows those who are employed. September dropped slightly as we would expect with so many leaving their job.

 

[OldFlame]

Reportedly, that's true. I read this earlier you might find interesting enough to read:


Note: "I quit" means going for a better job btw according to article. Important additive: This was in April, not October, and that matters as more have returned who said they would not.

That's been my question, what 'better job'? For example, if you were in the restaurant industry prior to the pandemic, what 'better job' are they qualified to do if they haven't completed a degree of some kind, or gotten some other kind of job training? Their money to live has to be coming from somewhere, but I haven't seen any statistics that support a shift of employment from one sector to another that would explain it.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

What part of "NOT" holding my breath confused you?

And I asked for data, not some lefty video from NPR, Stupid.

Read the article, dumbass. You have the option NOT to listen but read.
Reasons are contained in the article if you would just READ.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

JackOfNoTrades
Can you say China?? That's who's responsible for the pandemic. China is responsible for every death and the state of every economy in the world.

What a biased moron you are. Dumbass.

This thread isn't about China sweetie. I don't give a shit about your ******* conspiracy theories.
Stick to the subject or don't respond to the posts. Smushy Faced Joe Biden whined about a link, I gave him one.

 

[Nostra]

Read the article, dumbass. You have the option NOT to listen but read.
Reasons are contained in the article if you would just READ.

It was an opinion piece. There was no data.

 

[The Original Tree]

Wow, Biden has really fucked up that V recovery.

WAY TO GO JOE!

A record 4.3 million workers quit their jobs in August, led by food and retail industries

Job openings declined sharply in August while hiring also fell and the level of workers quitting their jobs hit the highest level since at least late 2000.

www.cnbc.com

Many of them quit btw over Joeflation's vaccine mandates.

 

[bendog]

No.
So maybe their wives are working, add in food stamps, and they can relax on their porch.

It's impossible to tell how many, but both vaccine mandates and a fear of catching the Delta variant probably had an effect. But yeah, anytime the govt gives people money, its an incentive to stay home.

 

[Aldo Raine]

Can you collect unemployment if you just quit?

Nope.

 

[maybelooking]

Can you collect unemployment if you just quit?

I would guess YES. Someone has been collecting unemployment on my SS# for months. I recently filed a police report and filled out an affidavit to that effect.

and I haven't worked in years and the last job I held I quit (retired). I did not get fired.

So yes. In this current, fucked up environment its pretty damn easy to collect.

 

[bendog]

Nope.

But they get the child tax credits. Like most of us, though, I'm all for a single working mom making 30K getting them, or a family of four making 50K or so.

 

[Aldo Raine]

bendog

In our current system, yup I agree.

 

[Faun]

Wow, Biden has really fucked up that V recovery.

WAY TO GO JOE!

A record 4.3 million workers quit their jobs in August, led by food and retail industries

Job openings declined sharply in August while hiring also fell and the level of workers quitting their jobs hit the highest level since at least late 2000.

www.cnbc.com

You mean when 366,000 jobs were added and the unemployment rate dropped from 5.4% to 5.2%?

 

[maybelooking]

Nope.

yes. see my post.

 

[Faun]

Allow me to twist the knife a little. From joebiden.com:

"In this time of crisis, Joe Biden has a plan to create millions of good-paying jobs and to build back better an economy that works for everyone..."



"In this time of crisis, Joe Biden has a plan to create millions of good-paying jobs and to give America’s working families the tools, choices, and freedom they need to build back better..."



"Biden will: Provide a comeback package for Main Street businesses and entrepreneurs..."



"Biden will immediately put people to work by enlisting them to help fight the pandemic, including through a Public Health Jobs Corps..."



"But that’s just the start. The Biden economic recovery plan for working families will build our economy back better..."

And during Joe Biden's 8 months in office, 5 million jobs have been added.

 

[colfax_m]

So they should be able to have kids and not work and we can pay them so they can raise their children? Do explain how this is going to work long term? Economically speaking, that is extremely ignorant.

Republicans used to brag about the child tax credit. Especially after they eliminated the individual deduction.

I guess y’all changed your mind about it as soon as you found out the democrats were expanding it. Now it’s “ignorant” because everything the democrats do is wrong as a matter of dogma.