According to WalletHub Louisiana ranks 10th in the nation with the highest rate of job resignations. But with record low unemployment in the Bayou State where are those individuals working? UNO business professor Mark Rosa said many are choosing to become online content providers.
“So, a lot of people are making money off of YouTube creations, TikTok, Only Fans. I hear there’s an explosion of numbers on those platforms,” said Rosa.
WalletHub says the resignation rate for Louisiana last month was 4% while the average resignation rate for the last year was 3.37%.
In addition to online jobs, Rosa said he’s heard of out-of-state accounting and law firms hiring remote employees in Louisiana. For example, an accounting firm in Chicago recruiting virtual talent and paying Windy City wages.
“We’re going to feed you work and you’re going to do it, and we’ll pay you handsomely and you’ll be working at home. Well, we’re using a lot of our talent for that type of outreach,” said Rosa.
And while service industry jobs like wait staff and the hospitality sector continue to have staffing shortages, Rosa said with more options to work remotely that include benefits are winning out.
“They work on their own schedule, work on their own time, they work in the house. There’s no supervision. Nobody there to tell them what to do, and how to do it and that’s where I think a lot of the people have gone,” said Rosa.
Rosa said many who’ve left the productive workforce have been able to sustain themselves with remote work.
Top Ten States with Highest Job Resignation Rates According to WalletHub
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Tennessee
- Arizona
- Wyoming
- Montana
- West Virginia
- South Carolina
- Alaska
- Louisiana
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