Wage increases for job hoppers have collapsed, BofA finds, while wage growth for job switchers equals that of job stayers for the first time since 2010.
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More employees plan to stick around in their current jobs, despite growing economic concerns stoking resentment toward employers.
Workers are clinging to their jobs as they sour on their prospects in the labor market.
Job "switchers" generally see wages grow at a faster pace than those who stay in their current role. However, that trend has…
"This implies that the weak gains in payrolls in recent months might have something to do with the supply of labor."
In a rapidly changing job market, it’s not necessarily good for workers to cling to their current employment
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