Still, sizable shares say things are either worse or unchanged in these areas compared with their last job.
At least half of these workers say that compared with their last job, they are now earning more money (56%), have more opportunities for advancement (53%), have an easier time balancing work and family responsibilities (53%) and have more flexibility to choose when they put in their work hours (50%). One-in-five say it was very or somewhat difficult, and 19% say it was neither easy nor difficult.įor the most part, workers who quit a job last year and are now employed somewhere else see their current work situation as an improvement over their most recent job. Of those, 61% say it was at least somewhat easy for them to find their current job, with 33% saying it was very easy. Many of those who switched jobs see improvementsĪ majority of those who quit a job in 2021 and are not retired say they are now employed, either full-time (55%) or part-time (23%). These groups could not be analyzed separately due to sample size limitations. The non-White category includes those who identify as Black, Asian, Hispanic, some other race or multiple races. 24%) or their employer requiring that they have a COVID-19 vaccine (27% vs. 38%), wanting to relocate to a different area (41% vs. Non-White adults who quit a job last year are more likely than their White counterparts to say the reasons include not having enough flexibility (52% vs. There are also notable differences by race and ethnicity. 17%) and their employer requiring a COVID-19 vaccine (21% vs. 34% of college graduates), having to work too few hours (35% vs. These include not having enough flexibility to decide when they put in their hours (49% of non-college graduates vs. But there are significant differences by educational attainment.Īmong adults who quit a job in 2021, those without a four-year college degree are more likely than those with at least a bachelor’s degree to point to several reasons. Those without a four-year college degree (34%) are more likely than those with a bachelor’s degree or more education (21%) to say the pandemic played a role in their decision.įor the most part, men and women offer similar reasons for having quit a job in the past year. When asked separately whether their reasons for quitting a job were related to the coronavirus outbreak, 31% say they were. About a third (35%) cite wanting to relocate to a different area, while relatively few (18%) cite their employer requiring a COVID-19 vaccine as a reason. Here are the questions used for this analysis, along with responses, and its methodology.Ībout four-in-ten adults who quit a job last year (39%) say a reason was that they were working too many hours, while three-in-ten cite working too few hours. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. Everyone who took part is a member of the Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. The data was collected as a part of a larger survey conducted Feb.
adults, including 965 who say they left a job by choice last year. This analysis is based on 6,627 non-retired U.S. Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to better understand the experiences of Americans who quit a job in 2021. Roughly a quarter say each of these was a major reason. A similar share point to a lack of flexibility to choose when they put in their hours (45%) or not having good benefits such as health insurance and paid time off (43%). Roughly half say child care issues were a reason they quit a job (48% among those with a child younger than 18 in the household). At least a third say each of these were major reasons why they left. Majorities of workers who quit a job in 2021 say low pay (63%), no opportunities for advancement (63%) and feeling disrespected at work (57%) were reasons why they quit, according to the Feb. The survey also finds that those who quit and are now employed elsewhere are more likely than not to say their current job has better pay, more opportunities for advancement and more work-life balance and flexibility. A new Pew Research Center survey finds that low pay, a lack of opportunities for advancement and feeling disrespected at work are the top reasons why Americans quit their jobs last year.
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