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More Utahns are quitting their jobs as Great Resignation lingers

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios The "" of 2022 may not quite be over in Utah.New federal labor data show more Utahns are quitting again after a this summer. Why it matters: High job turnover rates allow workers to seek higher wages and better working conditions.Wage growth nationwide remains very rapid, even with a slight slowdown this summer, according to from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Driving the news: About 3.5% of Utah workers quit their jobs in August — a full percentage point rise in just two months, according to released last week by the US. Bureau of Labor Statistics.Utah had the 6th worst labor shortage in the nation, according to an released this month by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.That analysis used employment data from before the August rise in quits. By the numbers: Utah saw the 3rd highest increase in quit rates of any state, the new labor figures show. An estimated 59,000 Utahns quit their jobs in August — a figure that's been surpassed just three times in the past decade.Utah also had the nation's second-lowest unemployment rate per released last week, behind only Minnesota. Yes, but: Inflation is still . In a by the Society for Human Resource Management, nearly 30% of workers said they were struggling to make ends meet. Get more local stories in your inbox with .Subscribe Support local journalism by becoming a member.

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