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Employee engagement hit a 10-year low, and workers are looking for new jobs to manage cost of living increases.
Here’s a look at some of the numbers making headlines in the HR world.
By the numbers
19%
The percentage of U.S. companies that have a pay transparency strategy, according to the results of Mercer’s 2024 Global Pay Transparency Survey Report. More than 3 in 4 employers identified compliance as a key driver for their strategy.
31%
The share of U.S. employees who are engaged at work, according to a Gallup report. That’s the lowest employee engagement has been since 2014.
51%
The share of job seekers who are optimistic they’ll land a job easily in the next six months, according to a report from Express Employment Professionals. However, 49% expect to face challenges.
73%
The percentage of HR professionals who say that less than half of the job applications they receive meet their listed criteria, according to LinkedIn’s “Work Change Report.” At the same time, just shy of 40% of candidates say they’re applying to more positions but hearing back less.
95%
The share of workers in Monster’s 2025 Work Watch Report who say their wages aren’t keeping pace with cost of living spikes. Forty-four percent of workers said they’ve started looking for a higher paying job.
