US job market hits milestone on long, strange trip back to pre-pandemic normal

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The U.S. job market in April cleared a key hurdle in its slow return from the COVID-19 pandemic when a wonky economic chart known as the 'Beveridge Curve...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. job market in April cleared a key hurdle in its slow return from the COVID-19 pandemic when a wonky economic chart known as the "Beveridge Curve" finished its own journey from where it had shifted during the health crisis back to where it was in 2018 to 2019.

In April it had returned to 1.24, a steady realignment between the demand for workers and those available to fill jobs.From "ghosted" employers to a wave of retirements, the pandemic was a moment of peak leverage for people who wanted to negotiate new terms, a new job or better pay, or simply not show up. The quits rate told the tale, with nearly 3% of the workforce leaving jobs every month from mid-2021 to mid-2022 - a historic reshuffling of the labor market.

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