The number of workers quitting jobs vaulted to 4.5 million from 4.2 million, above the prior record of 4.4 million reached in September, the Labor Department said Tuesday. That means 3% of workers voluntarily left their positions, matching September's record high.

The United States saw an uptick in people quitting their jobs from September to October, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The quit rate grew from 1.9 to 2.1 percent between September and October.

More than 50 million workers quit their jobs in 2022, breaking a record set just the year prior, attracted by better and ample job opportunities elsewhere. The labor market has gradually cooled, however.

A new LinkedIn and Microsoft report found 46 percent of workers are considering quitting this year, which is 6 percentage points higher than the 40 percent who said the same during the 2021 Great Resignation.