Real numbers on turnover and absences, and why a flexible crew beats an empty shift.
Request StaffOn the last business day of November 2025, there were 7.1 million open jobs in the United States.
Total separations were 5.1 million in November 2025, including 3.2 million quits. Employers replace people constantly.
Source: BLS, JOLTS, Nov 2025
In 2024, 3.2% of full-time U.S. wage and salary workers had an absence in an average week (illness, family obligations and similar). In transportation and warehousing it was 3.4%.
These are national figures, not a promise about any one business. The point is simple: people are out every week, openings stay open, and a plan that counts on zero absences gets caught short.
A job planned for eight people with six on site does not just take a bit longer. It slips, gets rushed or gets dropped.
The people who did show up pick up the slack, often at a higher hourly cost and with more fatigue.
Late loads, unfinished setups and missed move-out dates land on you, not on the person who called out.
Posting, screening and onboarding for a few days of work can cost more than the work is worth. A ready crew skips all of it.
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