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Pew Research CenterJuly 26, 2022
Majority of U.S. Workers Changing Jobs Are Seeing Real Wage Gains

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Majority of U.S. Workers Changing Jobs Are Seeing Real Wage Gains
A rising share of workers who changed jobs are earning more as a result
Most workers who left a job one month either were unemployed the next month or had left the labor force
Men and women are about equally likely to change employers monthly
Black and Hispanic workers, less educated workers and younger workers more likely to change employers monthly than their counterparts
Most workers who changed employers are seeing real gains in earnings into 2022
About half of workers who changed employers also moved to a different industry or occupation
Women are more likely than men to leave the labor force each month, on average
Men with children at home are least likely to leave the labor force
Less educated and older workers are more likely to exit the labor force on average each month
Workers with less tenure are more open to changing jobs in the coming months
Workers who don’t plan on changing jobs more likely to say they’d have an easy time landing a new position
Relatively few workers who say they’re likely to look for a new job in the coming months say they have a great deal of job security in their current position
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