From the Great Resignation to the Great Stay: Why American workers are choosing safety over switching jobs

Once celebrated as a smart career move, job hopping has sharply declined as US workers confront a hiring slowdown marked by caution, layoffs fears, and fewer opportunities. In this “Great Stay,” employees are choosing stability over risk, staying put not out of contentment, but as a calculated response to an uncertain, cooling labour market.

From the Great Resignation to the Great Stay: Why American workers are choosing safety over switching jobs
Once celebrated as a smart career move, job hopping has sharply declined as US workers confront a hiring slowdown marked by caution, layoffs fears, and fewer opportunities. In this “Great Stay,” employees are choosing stability over risk, staying put not out of contentment, but as a calculated response to an uncertain, cooling labour market.