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The Economics Daily

Kentucky had highest quits rate in August 2021

October 28, 2021
Kentucky had the highest quits rate in August 2021, at 4.5 percent, followed by Georgia (4.2 percent) and Idaho (4.1 percent). The national quits rate was 2.9 percent in August 2021. Full Text »

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Employment in rail transportation heads downhill between November 2018 and December 2020
Ryan Ansell
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Data from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) highlight the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on state labor markets. While all states were affected, each state was confronted with its own unique job opening and turnover challenges, and the path taken towards a new normal was not the same for every state.
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