The Great Resignation isn't over: 20 states with the highest and lowest quit rates

It's been nearly two years since the start of Great Resignation, and millions of workers are still quitting their jobs each month. But it seems some states are seeing more resignations than others.

WalletHub, a personal finance resource, used data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to rank which states had the highest and lowest quit rates in the last year. While states like Alaska, Georgia and Wyoming surpassed the national average resignation rate of 2.7%, other states like New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey fell below it. 

While the number of job openings and better-paid opportunities factor in to where people are more likely to quit, it may also come down to where workers feel comfortable, explains Jill Gonzalez, an analyst at WalletHub.

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"States with more stable job markets are those where employers are flexible with their work-from-home policies," she says. "They also have employees who are more engaged with their work and satisfied with their income and benefits."

Gonzalez notes that it's still too early to tell the fate of the Great Resignation in 2023, especially in light of recent layoffs — nearly 60,000 workers lost their jobs in big corporate layoffs this month alone. But resignation rates are relatively high, meaning workers are still on the lookout for better opportunities.

Here are 20 states with the highest and lowest resignation rates in the nation, according to WalletHub.