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Employee sentiment rebounded in February

Employee sentiment rebounded in February, gaining 5 points to match a record high set in July 2024. Two sectors—retail and wholesale trade, and information—hit new record highs.

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People with no intent to leave their employer are more likely to see HR as a net positive.

Retention Worker sentiment

January 9, 2024

Want to boost HR’s value proposition? There’s an app for that

by Mary Hayes, Ph.D. • Jared Northup

HR departments have many responsibilities that affect the employee experience - and some of these may lead to greater retention.

A bar chart that uses data from ADP show that since the pandemic began, fewer nurses who switch jobs lands in health care. Many are taking administrative and support service positions.

Retention Employment Wages

December 12, 2023

Nurses are leaving the profession. Where are they going?

by Sam Adieze

In this post, we look at where nurses go when they quit the profession.

Percentage of workers in the process of leaving by student debt load

Retention Worker sentiment

November 14, 2023

Employers and student debt

by Mary Hayes, Ph.D.

Student loan payments are back. Here’s why employers need to pay attention.

Retention Worker sentiment Methods

November 14, 2023

How ADPRI investigated the impact of student loans on the world of work

by Mary Hayes, Ph.D. • Jared Northup

Knowing that interest on student loan debt would begin accruing again in September, with payments coming due in October, we added six new items to our monthly pulse survey.

ADP Research Institute Employee Motivation and Commitment Index by gender and age group

Retention Worker sentiment

October 25, 2023

Gender differences in the EMC Index

by Mary Hayes, Ph.D. • Jared Northup

We use our EMC Index to explore how employee motivation and commitment vary between men and women.

ADP Research Institute Employee Motivation and Commitment Index by industry over time

Retention Worker sentiment

October 25, 2023

An industry dive into the EMC Index

by Mary Hayes, Ph.D. • Jared Northup

We use our EMC Index to dive deep into how employee motivation and commitment vary by industry.

Development Retention Methods Today at Work

September 6, 2023

Today at Work: Promotion impact analysis

by Ben Hanowell

Research questions and technical notes

In the September issue of Today at Work, we examined employee motivation and commitment to their employer. My colleagues Dr. Mary Hayes and Jared Northup developed a tool – the EMC Index – to measure those aspects of worker sentiment, a project described ...

A line chart showing that the HR staffing ratio rose between 2018 and April 2023

Hiring Retention HR

August 9, 2023

HR: How much is too much — or too little?

by Jeff Nezaj

We wondered whether HR offices were growing or shrinking, and whether beefed-up HR staffing has an effect on employee turnover. To find out, we use ADP data to look at HR staffing levels going back to 2018.

Employee sentiment rebounded in February

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Want to boost HR’s value proposition? There’s an app for that

Nurses are leaving the profession. Where are they going?

Employers and student debt

How ADPRI investigated the impact of student loans on the world of work

Gender differences in the EMC Index

An industry dive into the EMC Index

Today at Work: Promotion impact analysis

HR: How much is too much — or too little?

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