Metrics

Snapshot: EEOC charges of religious bias, 2006 – 2016

02/07/2017

Complaints of religious discrimination filed with the EEOC have increased by 50% since 2006 and 80% since 2001.

Depressed real estate market stunted job mobility

01/31/2017

Upside-down mortgages and stagnant home sales affected job mobility during the Great Recession and likely made the economic slowdown even worse than it would have been anyway.

Snapshot: Workforce participation among women falls

01/24/2017

Since the turn of the millennium, the rate of women in the workplace has fallen dramatically.

Yearly cost of commuting: $3,000 and 187 hours

01/18/2017

Americans spend an average of 45 minutes every day commuting to and from work at an average cost of $12 per day.

Snapshot: Optimism about job prospects reaches an all-time high

01/18/2017

Half of Americans surveyed think now is a good time to find a quality job.

Snapshot: What women look for when they look for a new job

01/10/2017

Women more than men will shop around for job opportunities that fit them and their lives.

Snapshot: Where do U.S. companies transfer employees internationally?

12/21/2016

Europe and Asia are the most common destinations of U.S. employees who relocate for their jobs.

Holiday gift-giving at work takes a turn for the weird

12/13/2016

Gift exchange events in the office can get really inappropriate, really fast.

Snapshot: Employment growth highest in jobs requiring social, analytical skills

12/06/2016

Between 1980 and 2015, jobs that depend on social ability grew the most.

Snapshot: Data analysis skills are critical across the organization

11/29/2016

Gathering, analyzing and drawing practical conclusions from data has become a core business skill.