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Data briefing: Resignations, redundancies and dismissals

Job separation rates can be an indicator of the health of the labour market and the economy.


Key findings

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  • A total of 4.4% of people left their jobs in 2004, with a voluntary separation rate (resignations and other employee-initiated departures) of 3.3% and an involuntary separation rate (redundancies, dismissals and the ending of short-term contracts) of 1.2%.