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What's Driving Millions Of Americans To Quit Their Jobs? : 1A A record 4 million people quit their jobs in April alone, according to the U.S. Labor Department.

It's all part of a larger uptick that economists are calling "The Great Resignation." And the reasons why workers are leaving will likely shape our economy for years to come.

What's behind The Great Resignation? And how will it shape a workforce that's already in flux?

We answer those questions and more.

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What's Driving Millions Of Americans To Quit Their Jobs?

What's Driving Millions Of Americans To Quit Their Jobs?

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Remote work transformed the workforce in dramatic ways. Now, millions of Americans are saying 'I quit.' OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Remote work transformed the workforce in dramatic ways. Now, millions of Americans are saying 'I quit.'

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A record 4 million people quit their jobs in April alone, according to the U.S. Labor Department.

It's all part of a larger uptick that economists are calling "The Great Resignation." And the reasons why workers are leaving will likely shape our economy for years to come.

What's behind The Great Resignation? And how will it shape a workforce that's already in flux?

Rebecca Ryan, Shahar Erez, and Bayard Winthrop join us for the conversation.

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