Study shows Arkansas seventh in the country for job resignations

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas is one of the national leaders for job resignation, according to a study released Wednesday.

The consumer finance site WalletHub ranks Arkansas at seven out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia for job resignations. The study looked at two measures, the number of job resignations in the last month and the number of resignations in the last year.

Arkansas had a 3% resignation rate in the past month and a 3.23% rate for the last year leading to its ranking.

Study authors said the resignation rate reflects what is being called the “Great Resignation“ as a surge of workers leaving their jobs is underway nationally. They said that factors include rising inflation and career tracks impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.