A record 4.5 Million workers have quit their jobs in March alone as the United State’s labor market stays in a blaze of shit according to new data produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The professional and business services sector witnessed the most significant increase of quits as well as construction. The quit rate is up to 3% which is a level not seen since December 2021.

"As employers require workers to return to offices, quits are ticking upwards. A major reason for quitting is to find a remote opportunity."

Julia Pollak, a ZipRecruiter chief economist, said.

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As employers require workers to return to offices, quits are ticking upwards. A major reason for quitting is to find a remote opportunity. In our recent survey of workers hired in the last 6 months, 14% said they gained the opportunity to WFH through their job move

2:03 PM ∙ May 3, 2022

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An obvious statistic is that available jobs also rose. Those numbers tallied up to 11.5 Million which happens to be the highest level since the data began in December 2000. Job opening rates inched back up to 7.1% from a slightly lesser 7% in February and March. Jerome Powell has repeatedly pointed to the tightness of the labor market which contributes to the high inflation.

The central bank is set to announce monetary policy changes tomorrow as it aims to cool the economy just enough to get inflation under control.

Even with the efforts of the Fed and Central Bank, American businesses will have a hard time finding and retaining staff for the time being. Data from the Institute of Supply Management showed the manufacturing sector specifically is still struggling with labor shortages. Retail and manufacturing job postings rose while government jobs in transportation, warehousing, and utilities decreased.

"Workers continue to quit and get hired at fast rates in today's economy. This 'churn' is a positive sign of a strengthening labor market where workers can quit, search, and obtain new opportunities."

Elise Gould, the senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, said.

Economists and investors have more employment data to watch this week as the government's official jobs tally for April is due Friday morning.

Economists polled by Refinitiv predict U.S. employers added another 400,000 jobs last month. Even though that would be the smallest number since April last year, it would add to the tremendous job gains seen in the recovery and leave the nation just over a million jobs short of the February 2020 level.