spending time with, you know, people that we live with and just shifting priorities. >> reporter: and she's one of 4.7 million business applications filed from january through october of this year. a 34% increase from the same time period in 2019. she founded monmouthmoms, a resource guide for parents. >> it allows me to take off if i need to bring, you know, my kids to the doctor or, you know, offer my flexibility in terms of when i can even schedule appointments for them. >> reporter: it's not just moms leaving the work force. americans are retiring in greater numbers, too. >> what am i looking at behind you guys right now is. >> that's our rv. >> that's our rv. you got in the background. >> reporter: scott and mary banks retired early this september at at 7 and 59 -- 57 and 59 respectively and are road tripping across the country. >> packed up, strapped down, ready to head down the road. >> reporter: scott left finance and mary left real estate.