attrition
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Verto Education works with about 70 schools to help them increase enrollment and address attrition, Chief Executive Mitch Gordon said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Accounting firm Forvis Mazars laid off about 3% of its U.S. workforce as part of a restructuring aimed at addressing lower-than-expected levels of voluntary attrition, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Barron’s reported in February that the CFTC’s storied Chicago office had lost its last enforcement attorney after rounds of layoffs and attrition.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Firms have experienced slower-than-expected levels of voluntary attrition for years, which has contributed to layoffs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The department had an unprecedented need for new officers right now, apparently due to higher-than-usual rates of retirement and attrition.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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