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By: Real America News Updated 09 Sea 2022, 10: 54 AM EST
Only last January, 11. 3 million jobs were opened in the United States, announced the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its most recent report on vacancies and job changes.
Although it is again a record number, the positions vacancies open for the start of 2015 no had the necessary demand in view of the shortage of workers, which persists in the labor market.
Of the total vacancies offered, only 6.5 million were filled , just over half, before the lack of workers, attributed to the increase in omicron cases at the beginning of the year in several states of the country.
Regarding job turnover, at least 4.3 million American workers resigned from their jobs in the first month of 2022.
This data does not necessarily reflect that the total counted corresponds to people who left the labor market, but rather The figure also includes workers who decided to change jobs.
According to labor market experts consulted by CNN, thein search of a better salary In the face of rising prices due to inflation and the energy crisis, it moves workers to find a better job opportunity.
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