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Data-driven discoveries for business leaders, economists, policy makers and human resource professionals.
People at Work 2025: Stress
Chronic worker stress reached a new low in 2024, with the share of people reporting daily on-the-job stress plunging from 15 percent in 2023 to 7.5 percent last year. The decline continues a trend that began after the pandemic, with fewer people each year reporting high-frequency, negative on-the-job stress. But this relief hasn’t coincided with a boost in the share of workers who are thriving at work.
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National Employment Report
Employment Change
January 2025
Pay Insights
January 2025
NEW! Today at Work
Today at Work, released quarterly, is built on a foundation of ADP payroll data representing more than 25 million U.S. workers and nearly a decade of ongoing surveys that have reached more than 600,000 workers in 34 countries. Combined, these data sets provide a recurring, people-centered, and comprehensive view of the world of work.
In this issue, learn about the hourly payoff, what makes employees stay, a story about nothing, and much more.
NEW! Introducing Data Lab
ADP Research Institute® launches Data Lab, a research-driven resource for workforce and economic news and insight. Data Lab will employ interactive visualizations and ADP’s vast repository of proprietary data to deliver insights into the workplace, workplace behavior, and the broader labor market.
Employee Experience
Global Workplace Study 2022
Learn what drives the global level of Employee Engagement and Workplace Resilience from this 27-country study.
15 min
Workforce
The Geography of Recent U.S. Wage Growth
How fast are wages rising? It depends on where you live.
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