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‘Great Resignation’ wasn’t that great, historically speaking

5 mins | Apr 24, 2023

Much has been made of the post-pandemic Great Resignation. However, are these reports over-blown? Justin Fox highlights that manufacturing workers quit at much higher rates during the 1970s, 1960s, 1940s and 1920s.

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