Examples of stayer in a Sentence
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Annual income growth decreased modestly from May for both job stayers and hoppers.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 2 July 2025
While job switching has historically yielded higher pay, recent labor data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta shows that job stayers are now seeing slightly higher wage growth (4.3%) than job switchers (4.1%) - the first time in over a decade.
—Daisy Auger-Domínguez, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The way the stubborn stayers on social media are consumed and recirculated speaks to both society’s rubber-necking and many viewers’ judgments about the posters’ reality.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
While stayers got a 5% increase, those who switched jobs got a 7.8% increase.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2024
For job stayers, median annual pay growth reached a high of 7.8% in September 2022.
—Nela Richardson, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2023
As hiring ramps up post-Labor Day, these grumpy stayers will likely bounce.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2023
Median pay for job stayers in all sectors rose 6.5% to $57,300.
—Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 1 June 2023
And job switchers earn much larger raises than job stayers, Sweet notes.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2023
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 2 July 2025
While job switching has historically yielded higher pay, recent labor data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta shows that job stayers are now seeing slightly higher wage growth (4.3%) than job switchers (4.1%) - the first time in over a decade.
—Daisy Auger-Domínguez, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The way the stubborn stayers on social media are consumed and recirculated speaks to both society’s rubber-necking and many viewers’ judgments about the posters’ reality.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
While stayers got a 5% increase, those who switched jobs got a 7.8% increase.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2024
For job stayers, median annual pay growth reached a high of 7.8% in September 2022.
—Nela Richardson, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2023
As hiring ramps up post-Labor Day, these grumpy stayers will likely bounce.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2023
Median pay for job stayers in all sectors rose 6.5% to $57,300.
—Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 1 June 2023
And job switchers earn much larger raises than job stayers, Sweet notes.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2023
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“Stayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stayer. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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