2023 Voice of the Workforce
When analyzing these responses and filtering by gender and educational attainment, a few trends emerge. Males were the only demographic that did not cite wanting to find a job with a more flexible schedule as a top reason for considering leaving their job. When looking at education attainment, respondents with a post- secondary degree (2-year, 4-year, or graduate degree) who were extremely likely to leave their job had the highest rate of likely leaving the state at 25%.
Table 4
Extremely likely to seek employment outside OK
Extremely likely to leave job
Top 3 reasons for wanting to leave job
Top 3 reasons for wanting to leave the state
Demographics
Live somewhere new, better opportunities, family in another state
Flex schedule, interests, pay
Female
14%
21%
Interest, pay, promotion opportunities
Live somewhere new, political beliefs, better opportunities
Male
9%
22%
Less than a two-year degree
Flex schedule, interests, find virtual or work from home job
Live somewhere new, family in another state, better opportunities, lifestyle
10%
11%
Post- secondary degree
Interests, pay, flexible schedul
Live somewhere new, better opportunities, political beliefs
12%
25%
Table 4. Source: OSU Center for the Future of Work, 2023 Voice of the Workforce study
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