The "Great Resignation" --> 6 supply reasons labor market tightness is "transitory"

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STRATEGY: The "Great Resignation" --> 6 supply reasons, labor market tightness is "transitory"

Labor cost is a key question, but 6 supply reasons we see as transitory The focus of this note is primarily focused on the shortage of workers.  Earlier this week, my co-founder John Bai and I met with DJ, a portfolio manager in NYC, and her team.  DJ works for a large asset manager in NYC and is one of the earliest clients of Fundstrat (signing up in 2014, when we first launched).  So, we were glad to sit down with DJ.  On her team was her colleague from London, Marina, and Marina asked about our perspective on the "Great Resignation." This is the term being applied to the millions of Americans who decided to "quit" (often rage quit) and this turnover is amplifying what is already a shortage in the US labor markets. - this high quit rate contributes to labor shortage, JOLTS (BLS jobs opening) shows record openings- labor shortage is driving higher wages- "inflationists" see this as structurally higher wages --> inflation risk- we believe this "great resignation" effect is transitory --> effects will be tran...

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