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October 14, 2025
The big stay is sticking
More than two years ago, I wrote that the Great Resignation had become the big stay, with fewer workers leaving their jobs. Since then, staying put has become a mainstay of the labor market. In August, employee quits were down 14 percent from their pre-pandemic levels and 32 percent from their peak during the Great Resignation. With the big stay sticking, let’s take a fresh look at private-sector turnover and pay.
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January 18, 2021
MainStreet Macro: Inflation, the Remix
Last week witnessed a second Trump impeachment in three years. It’s a remarkable time in political history and there’s a lot to unpack. But this isn’t that type of blog and I’ve taken a grand total of one political science class and whatever history was required in high school.
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January 11, 2021
MainStreet Macro: What Next for 2021 Jobs Recovery
Welcome to the MainStreet Macro Blog, a weekly dispatch that will dissect and explain the macroeconomic trends that affect the business community, its workers, and the consumers it serves.
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