Americans quit their jobs at record pace for 2nd month
WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans quit their jobs at a record pace for the second straight month in September, while businesses and other employers continued to post a near-record number of available jobs.
The Labor Department said Friday that 4.4 million people quit their jobs that month, or about 3% of the nation’s workforce.
There were 10.4 million job openings, down from 10.6 million in August, which was revised higher.