In March, 3.9 million people — or 2.7 percent of the private sector — quit their jobs, according to government data. That is the lowest since January 2020, which reported a 2.6 percent quit rate.
As the economy slows, “People are now thinking twice about jumping,” according to Flo Falayi, a Korn Ferry associate client partner and leadership coach.
However, recent research from EY-Parthenon found that employee engagement has dropped to its lowest level in 75 years’ worth of data, signaling that although employees are staying at their desks, they might not be giving it their all.
It may be difficult to gauge who is unproductive; many organizations suspended performance reviews during the pandemic’s peak so managers could focus their attention elsewhere. Now, many are missing two years’ worth of employee productivity data, according to Korn Ferry.
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