Half of U.S. Workers Want to Change Jobs

Take this job and shove it? That is the message coming from the latest LinkedIn’s Workforce Confidence Index, which revealed that nearly half of U.S. workers are looking for a job change in 2024.

According to the recent report, workers in retail and hospitality top the list of those who will be updating their resumes and applying for new jobs this year. Many plan to make a move in order to earn a larger paycheck.

The rest of the top 10 list includes: administrative and support services, arts and rec, technology, information and media, transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage, financial services, education, professional services and consumer services. Workers who are satisfied with their pay grade and expecting a raise in the next six months are less likely to make a job shift.

About 44 percent of educators in the United States—the 8th top industry looking for a job change—will look for a new position this year and only one-third of them anticipate a pay raise in the next six months, coming in at the lowest rate for all industries surveyed in the index.

Employers in all industries should be looking out for workers who plan to leave—and welcoming new employees with open arms.