Recent reports have found that most employees are choosing to stay with their employers. As the labor market becomes less worker-friendly, employees are less likely to search for new jobs.
Notably, a report from LinkedIn found that in 2024, employee attrition rates, which measure the percentage of workers that leave an organization, have fallen 26% year over year. This figure is down 37% from its peak during the “Great Reshuffle” in 2022, when employee quits set an all-time record. A recent report from software-as-a-service company Ringover also found that 4 in 5 workers are unlikely to change jobs until 2025. The results of these surveys reinforce the findings of current labor metrics, which show that fewer workers are on the move.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released its June Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary. This report revealed that there were 8.18 million job openings in June, a decrease from 8.23 million in May and a total decrease of 941,000 over the year. The 5.34 million estimated hires and the hires rate of 3.4% (number of hires as a percentage of employment) were the lowest since April 2020, when the job market collapsed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Outside of the pandemic, the hires rate hasn’t been this low since February 2014, according to BLS data.
Employer Takeaway – Employers may find retaining employees less challenging than in recent years, but attracting new talent remains difficult for those hoping to fill open positions. Workers looking for new employment are likely motivated by the same factors that have driven job decisions for years: pay, job security, health benefits, and flexible work arrangements. Employers should continue to monitor talent trends and labor statistics to keep up with the ever-changing employment landscape.
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