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Originally Posted by epbrown

The top 10 states with the most resignations? They're all in the 20 lowest-paying states in the US, with the exception of West Virginia, which is 21st. Basically, they are places where a lot of people don't make enough to live on.

The lowest resignation rates come from states with higher minimum wages.

Probably a coincidence...

What leads you to believe that the cost of living is so high in these places that people cannot live on lower wages? How did you determine that people that resigned were paid less in these states? Maybe they were the highest paid. Those would generally be the folks with the most opportunity to improve their work situation.

My wife and I just retired in a very low wage/cost of living area and were both making a great deal of money. Maybe wages have nothing to do with it at all. Maybe it is age or already having enough money to live on (in a low-cost) area.

If wages are/were not high enough to live on in these states, how will/do they live without wages (after resigning)? It seems that it would be just the opposite.

If the lowest resignation rates are in states with higher minimum wages (and a higher cost of living), maybe that just indicates that folks cannot afford to retire/resign there.

Low level jobs pay more than twice minimum wages in a lot of places...yet there are lots of openings and lots of people still choose welfare.