Early on in the pandemic, workers were clamoring for jobs that weren’t available. Two years later, the tables have turned.
Throughout 2021, millions of workers left their jobs, and the trend has yet to slow: in November alone, a record 4.5 million employees called it quits. Now, employers are struggling to fill those open positions. A recently released report from WalletHub highlights the states where employers are having the hardest time hiring workers, with job opening rates hovering above 8%, on average, for more than a year in some locales.
