Starting and quitting jobs add dynamism to the economy
Ford workers Jasmine Powers (R) and Cassie Bell (L) work at the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Ky., on Oct. 27, 2017. Many people have a job and are happy with it, but a record amount of Americans is quitting to seek new opportunities. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
There is something absolutely beautiful about a tight labor market. It seems to shift decision-making from the boss to the employee.
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]