Why is There a Labor Shortage?
The reasons behind why so many workers are leaving their current jobs are numerous and complex.
The root cause of The Great Resignation is the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought great disruption to the workplace and gave employees an opportunity to reconsider their professional goals and priorities. As the worst of the pandemic started to recede in spring 2021, a tidal wave of employees — often locked into their current roles for the previous year due to the impact of the pandemic — began to seek out new roles, ushering in a mass exodus and creating a labor shortage in the job market as professionals became increasingly motivated, not only to seek out new jobs, but to take their time and weigh their options before accepting a new one.
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