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by data_dan_ 1588 days ago
To me it just looks like it's too early to tell. Did quits go up very quickly in 2021? Sure! But that comes on the heels of a massive spike in layoffs that occurred in 2020. It is at least a possibility that the current situation is a response to that.

One point I didn't go into is the fact that the labor force participation rate also dropped steeply in 2020 and hasn't recovered to pre-pandemic levels yet. So that could create labor shortages that are not necessarily represented in the quits rate.