By Andrea Hernandez. Peninsula 360 Press [P360P]
According to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report (BLS) in September of this year, a record 4.4 million Americans quit their jobs.
During the same month, there were 10.4 million job openings in the United States, with health care and social assistance accounting for the largest number of openings, while educational services had the lowest number.
The high job offer could explain part of the phenomenon of resignations in the country, since when people are faced with the possibility of comparing a wide variety of jobs and choosing those that are better paid, they might be forced to leave their current job and look for a "better" one.
Another possible explanation is that in September there was a new increase in COVID-19 infections and the appearance of the Delta variant, which influenced some people to look for jobs with greater possibilities of protection against the pandemic, such as those working from home.
The industry that reported the highest number of job abandonment was arts, entertainment and recreation, which often requires in-person work with few remote work options.
This shift in the U.S. labor market could mark an important milestone, as workers would now have the ability to condition employers to offer better compensation, as well as salary increases and monetary bonuses in exchange for their continued employment.
The incipient search for better wages is also reflected in the increase in strikes by various labour forces and unions. This is the case of the #BlackFridayBlackout movement, in which thousands of people have demonstrated on social networks in their discontent with working on Black Friday in exchange for a salary that they consider unfair compared to the profits that big businessmen make on that day.
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