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Payrolls gain 467,000 in January Despite Omicron Hysteria

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Washington DC, total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 467,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment growth continued in leisure and hospitality, in professional and business services, in retail trade, and in transportation and warehousing.

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I Quit : The “Great Resignation” Shows No Sign of Ending Any Time Soon

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, the September jobs report came in well below expectation with payrolls only  increasing by only 194,000 . Currently close to three-quarters of workers are actively thinking about quitting their job, according to a survey by job search site Joblist. The job site just released its third quarter report about the state of the US labor market, surveying over 26,000 respondents about things like how tough they feel the job market is, whether they have already quit, and their reasons behind quitting their jobs. One survey in particular included asking about 3,000 respondents if they’re actively thinking about leaving their job.

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