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Additionally, workers have been quitting their jobs at a near record pace. About 4.3 million people voluntarily left their jobs in May, about the same as in the previous month and down only slightly from their peak of more than 4.4 million in March. Before the pandemic, 1.1% was the country's lowest layoff rate. But May marked the 15th straight month in which layoffs were below that pre-pandemic record — an indication that employers are holding on to their existing workers, Bunker said.

The Federal Reserve is raising borrowing costs for consumers and businesses in a bid to slow the economy and tame stubbornly high inflation. What's more, the latest inflation reading came in hotter than expected, and the latest retail sales data was weaker than anticipated, Glassdoor's Zhao said.

Once COVID dropped off, employers naturally started hiring again.

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