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Employee confidence levels tentatively climbed, while a shrinking number of workers were able to increase their pay with a new job.
Here’s a look at some of the numbers making headlines in the HR world.
By the numbers
45.2%
The percentage of employees reporting a positive 6-month business outlook in March, up slightly from a record low in February, according to the latest data from Glassdoor.
51%
The increase in the number of mentions of “corporate surveillance” year over year during the first quarter of 2025, according to Glassdoor.
60%
The share of U.S. workers who started their current job in the past six months who said they increased their pay with a job switch, according to a survey by ZipRecruiter — a fall from 73% at the end of 2024.
91%
The share of C-suite executives in the tech sector who said they pretended to know more about AI at work than they actually do, according to a report from Pluralsight.
92%
The percentage of HR leaders who said they’ve experienced internal resistance to their championing of people-centric workplace policies, such as DEI, flexibility and well-being, according to research from AI company Leapsome and firm Opinium.
