A record number of U.S workers quit their jobs in September according to the labor department.
Following vaccine mandates, demands for better pay, and better working environments 4.3 million people quit their jobs in September.
The number of job openings was said to be around 10.4 million in September, just short of the record 10.9 million in July.
Thousands of workers at John Deere remain on strike and new unionization efforts have emerged at major companies including Amazon and Starbucks.
Number of people quitting their jobs hits new high in September
The industries that saw the largest increase in job quitting are the arts, entertainment, and recreation industries and the state and local government education industry.
Within our own lives, we have seen firsthand the prices of goods and the wait time for labor skyrocket as businesses try to manage worker shortages.