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Upwards of 4.5 million Americans voluntarily left their jobs in November, the highest in the two decades the government has been keeping track, according to the Labor Department. Many workers are quitting to take advantage of strong employer demand to pursue more profitable opportunities. Employers posted 10.6 million job openings for the month, down from 11 million the previous month and just below July’s record. The resignations remained concentrated in the leisure, hospitality and retail trade sectors. Only 17% of workers say their pay has kept pace with inflation. - The New York Times Covid Drove Workers to Quit. Here’s Why From the Person Who Saw It Coming. - Barron’s @byHeatherLong: To me, this is the most alarming chart from the Great Resignation: Skyrocketing quits in health care. Doctors, nurses, aides & more are burned out and we're still in a pandemic. Healthcare quit rate: March: 2.3% April 2.5 May 2.4 June 2.5 July 2.7 Aug 2.8 Sept 2.8 Oct 2.7 Nov: 3% A new gauge from the New York Federal Reserve shows global supply chain pressures that have been blamed for disrupting the flow of goods and high inflation may have finally peaked. Known as the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index, the new metric suggests global supply pressures are about 4.5 standard deviations above normal but might start to moderate. The prediction comes as companies have begun testing whether the U.S. can regain some of the manufacturing output it ceded in recent decades. Biden hungry to squelch food inflation - Axios Covid-19, Inflation Make a Mess Out of Predictions - The Wall Street Journal @fadde: At the end of 2021, inflation hit a 40-year high of 6.8%; adjusted pay was 1.9% lower YoY; and rent growth was 17.8% (pre-pandemic rent growth was 2.6%). Inflation is affecting everyone, especially the most economically vulnerable. Lawmakers must make this the top priority. Officials across the U.S. have been insistent on avoiding shutting down businesses or ordering closures to contain the latest coronavirus surge, but omicr