Digital Dish 18: The Great Resignation

Published: Dec. 20, 2021, 4:46 p.m.

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In recent months, much ink has been spilled over the rising numbers of people leaving their jobs. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the workplace and the global economy, the wave of resignations is just another sign of the change. The trend originated in the U.S. in early 2021 and has been reshaping the global labor market ever since. It has simply become impossible to ignore the statistics. Recent data shows that 4 million workers in the U.S. quit their jobs in April 2021, and another 4.4 million in September. Who is driving this shift? And why?

Join Jeanne Cuff, Lois Coatney and Missy Lawrence-Johnston as they discuss some of the staggering statistics and fall out.

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