Manager Engagement Drops to a 12-Year Low
Global manager engagement fell five points in a single year.
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The Labor Force Shrank by 396,000 Workers in March
Payrolls look fine. But the pool of available workers is quietly contracting — and the sectors still growing are not the ones most managers hire from.
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One in Three U.S. Workers Is Now Gig or Contract
SHRM named workforce fragmentation its top HR trend for 2026. Most managers are running mixed teams with full-time assumptions. That gap is getting expensive.
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Job Openings Fall Below 7 Million as Quits Rate Hits Five-Year Low
The labor market is freezing in both directions. Workers aren't quitting; employers aren't hiring. That combination is more complicated than it looks.
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Unit Labor Costs Jumped 4.4% in Q4
Wage growth is outpacing productivity and the revised BLS data shows the margin squeeze is worse than first thought.
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4 in 5 Organizations Can't Find Workers With the Right Skills
The skills gap isn't a pipeline problem. It's a speed problem, and your internal talent strategy is falling further behind every quarter.
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One in Five U.S. Workers Logs 16+ Unpaid Hours Weekly
High engagement and high turnover intent are living in the same employee. Unpaid hours explain why.
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The Job-Switching Pay Premium Just Hit a Record Low
Changing employers used to guarantee a raise. In 2026, it barely does. The lever workers relied on for three years is nearly gone.
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91% of Employers Believe Workers Feel Fairly Rewarded
There's a 26-point gap between what managers believe about recognition and what employees actually experience. AI is making it wider.
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Employee Engagement Has Lost 8 Million Workers Since 2020
U.S. engagement has been flat for two years, but the five-year slide tells a different story. And it's not coming from where most organizations are looking.
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Americans Spend 35 Minutes a Day Socializing
Down from 43 minutes a decade ago, and your workforce brought that deficit to work with them.
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2025 Job Growth Was 181,000, Not 584,000
The labor market was 403,000 jobs weaker in 2025 than what was reported.
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