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Employee engagement

16+ Employee Engagement Statistics to Keep Your People Onboard

June 22, 2023

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Duncan Elder

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Retaining talent should be a top priority for any business. Keeping your people engaged can have a direct impact on how long they stay at your company. Find out the best strategies to do so with these employee engagement statistics.

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92% of respondents feel like they belong at their current workplace

EY: Belonging Barometer 2019

Employee engagement

39% of respondents feel the greatest sense of belonging at work when colleagues check in.

EY: Belonging Barometer 2019

Employee engagement

56% of those surveyed feel they belong most at work when they feel trusted and respected.

EY: Belonging Barometer 2019

Employee engagement

39% of respondents feel they belong most at work when they can speak freely and voice their opinions.

EY: Belonging Barometer 2019

Employee engagement

Companies that excel at internal mobility are able to retain employees at nearly two times the rate of those that struggle.

LinkedIn: 2022 Workplace Learning Report

Learning and development

79% of employees are happy in their role.

Development Academy: What Makes Employees Happy?

Employee engagement

5% of employees are unhappy but not looking to leave their current role.

Development Academy: What Makes Employees Happy?

Employee engagement

More than 75% of unhappy employees are looking to leave their current role

Development Academy: What Makes Employees Happy?

Employee engagement

Not feeling valued was the number one reason employees gave for being unhappy with 69% of people choosing this answer.

Development Academy: What Makes Employees Happy?

Employee engagement

Good colleagues was the number 1 reason happy employees gave for being happy, with 73% of happy employees choosing this answer.

Development Academy: What Makes Employees Happy?

Employee engagement

Employees who find work highly meaningful are 69% less likely to plan on quitting their jobs within the next 6 months

BetterUp: Meaning and Purpose at Work Report

Employees who find work meaningful have job tenures that are 7.4 months longer on average than employees who find work lacking in meaning.

BetterUp: Meaning and Purpose at Work Report

More than 9 out of 10 employees are willing to trade a percentage of their lifetime earnings for greater meaning at work.

BetterUp: Meaning and Purpose at Work Report

Retention/turnover was the top workforce management challenge cited by 47% of HR professionals, followed by recruitment (36%).

SHRM/Globoforce: Using Recognition and Other Workplace Efforts to Engage Employees

68% of HR professionals said their retention program positively affects retention and 58% said it positively affects recruitment

SHRM/Globoforce: Using Recognition and Other Workplace Efforts to Engage Employees

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