Metrics

Depending who you ask, HR gets mixed reviews

10/21/2019

The good news: More than 80% of surveyed executives say they feel comfortable approaching HR with problems, believe they get excellent support from their company’s HR function and think HR has been effective in improving the workplace. The bad news: Far fewer non-managers have such warm feelings about HR.

Job satisfaction soars, but growth worries persist

09/23/2019

American workers are feeling better about their jobs than they have in years, according to a new nationwide poll by the Conference Board nonprofit business think tank.

HR’s 10-year career prospects look strong

09/23/2019

HR managers ranked 35th out of 800 U.S. occupations in terms of projected employment growth by 2028, according to a new analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by The Wall Street Journal.

Why do we use external workers?

08/27/2019

Less than 20% of organizations that hire “external workers”—freelancers, independent contractors, gig workers and temps—do so to save money.

A ‘job’ or ‘career’: What do your employees have?

08/22/2019

Half of U.S. workers surveyed early this year said they ”just have a job,” not a career, and 32% said they wanted to find a new job before the year was out.

Snapshot: 2020 variable pay budgets target the top

08/13/2019

Corporate officers will be eligible for far more variable pay than lower-ranking employees in 2020.

Snapshot: U.S. fertility rate has plunged since 2010

06/18/2019

The rate of live births per 1,000 women age 15 to 44 dropped dramatically between 2010 and 2018.

Snapshot: What tech do employees have at home?

06/11/2019

Personal access to smartphones and tablets has skyrocketed in the last five years.

Snapshot: U.S. lags in robotics

05/29/2019

Despite fears that robots will rapidly displace American workers, the U.S. ranks just seventh worldwide in robot density—the number of robots per 10,000 workers.

Economic tide still rising, but not lifting all boats