Greener Pastures
A better job, maybe?
Staying home?
Workers just aren’t staying put.
25 million people (estimated) who left their jobs in the second half of 2021 (a record)
10% lower staffing levels in the leisure and hospitality sectors than pre-pandemic
400,000 fewer health care workers now than there were before the pandemic
*Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Human prosperity and well-being advance, in the context of human flourishing, where human agency is buttressed by robust market and nonmarket institutions. A strong economy is built upon the ethos of hard work, industriousness, perseverance, and innovation. Market economies require a commitment to hard work and entrepreneurship in which workers and employers are subjected to the discipline of prof
This story is from Common Good issue 08.