The job-to-job transition rate: An obscure statistic that offers a clue to the rise of Donald Trump — Quartz

It’s all about the job-to-job transition rate.

recent research led by economists at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC found that labor mobility has been broad based, affecting all types of workers and industrial sectors. This study also argues that the decline began all the way back in the 1980s

there is some evidence that a decline in “social trust” has made people less willing to change jobs as readily as before.

Source: The job-to-job transition rate: An obscure statistic that offers a clue to the rise of Donald Trump — Quartz