Metrics

Snapshot: Almost half are fully back to work

10/27/2020

The number of employees working on site has risen sharply since April, when the pandemic forced shutdowns.

BLS: Women’s workforce participation is declining

10/22/2020

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 82,000 women stopped working or looking for work in September, compared to 30,600 men.

Returning to work: Which employees are most uncomfortable … and why?

10/20/2020

As COVID cases continue to spike in parts of the country, a new survey by The Conference Board finds that only 28% of U.S. employees expect to return to the workplace before the end of 2020 and very few (only 1 in 6) say they feel very comfortable returning.

42% would take a pay cut if they could work from home

10/15/2020

Employees are putting their safety, security and personal values over money and titles according to a just-released survey by the WorldatWork total rewards association.

Survey: 34% of us are more burned out now than in 2019

10/13/2020

Drowning in work and feeling drained? Many professionals are, new research from staffing firm Robert Half shows.

Snapshot: When will workplaces reopen?

10/06/2020

More than one-third of managers and executives surveyed said they have no idea when their workplaces will welcome employees to return.

Survey: Q1 2021 return for most furloughed workers

09/29/2020

A majority of North American employers expect most of their furloughed workers will return to work by the first quarter of 2021. However, relatively few employers expect to rehire laid-off employees.

Survey: Workers blame managers for job stress

09/25/2020

A new survey affirms the workplace adage that employees leave managers, not companies.

Women bear brunt of pandemic job crash

09/08/2020

During the Great Recession of 2007-2009, men lost far more jobs than women did. Not so in the wake of the economic devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic.

Snapshot: What has done the most to advance women?

08/25/2020

Women’s suffrage and two employment laws have had the greatest impact on women’s position in the U.S., according to a new poll of both women and men.