{"id":159503,"date":"2021-12-13T15:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T20:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ntegrait.com\/can-technology-reverse-the-workforce-depleting-great-resignation-of-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-12-13T15:18:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T20:18:00","slug":"can-technology-reverse-the-workforce-depleting-great-resignation-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntegrait.com\/can-technology-reverse-the-workforce-depleting-great-resignation-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Technology Reverse the Workforce \u2013 Depleting \u2018Great Resignation\u2019 of 2021?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can Technology Reverse the Workforce \u2013 Depleting \u2018Great Resignation\u2019 of 2021?<\/h2>\n

Although remote and other technology appears to be an underlying cause of the 2021 \u201cGreat Resignation<\/a>,\u201d it may also hold the key to a\u201cGreat Return.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many believed the mass exodus from the workforce had peaked in April when a total of 24 million had quit for the year. But month-over-month attrition rates have remained staggeringly high. More than 4 million Americans quit their job in July. During September and October, the monthly dropout rate hovered around 4.4 million, and the year\u2019s tally exceeds 38 million and rising.<\/p>\n

What makes this modern-day phenomenon perplexing is that the U.S. carries upwards of 10 million job openings, with an annual high of 11.1 million during July and 10.44 million in September. These heightened numbers seem to indicate everyday people are quoting David Allan Coe\u2019s 1978 hit by telling the corporate world to \u201ctake this jobs and shove it, I ain\u2019t working here no more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Technology Sector Hit Hard by Great Resignation<\/h3>\n

To date, at least 40 percent of the existing workforce indicates they are contemplating leaving their position. In the U.S., more than 70 percent of people in the technology industry say they are on the fence. Many appear to be positioning themselves to quit in favor of another job or just fall out of the workforce over the next 12 months.<\/p>\n

Economists and employment experts point to wide-reaching reasons why people are dropping out in record numbers. Free money in the form of stimulus checks and the sharp increase in remote opportunities are considered driving factors. Cynics simply shrug off the movement, indicating over-entitled Millennials and Gen Z employees don\u2019t have the work ethic of other demographics or can\u2019t handle the stress. Such remarks are typically echoed from one generation to the next. James Forbis, an IT services expert in Cincinnati, OH<\/a> shares, \u201d research and anecdotal evidence by people who participated in the trend highlighted the following reasons for their decision.\u201d<\/p>\n