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1. 7.1M

   U.S. job openings in August 2026, with 3.1 million people quitting that month.

   Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, JOLTS, August 2026 ↗
2. 4.1 yrs

   Median time U.S. wage and salary workers had been with their current employer in January 2026, up from 3.9 years in 2024.

   Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employee Tenure in 2026 ↗
3. 20.6%

   Share of U.S. wage and salary workers who had been with their employer a year or less in January 2026. Every new hire’s first year matters.

   Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employee Tenure in 2026 ↗
4. 20%

   Global employee engagement in 2025, its lowest level since 2020.

   Source: Gallup, State of the Global Workplace 2026 ↗
5. 27% → 22%

   Global manager engagement fell five points from 2024 to 2025. Managers need support too.

   Source: Gallup, State of the Global Workplace 2026 ↗
6. 70%

   Managers account for at least 70% of the variance in team engagement, Gallup estimates. Who you name manager matters.

   Source: Gallup, “Why Great Managers Are So Rare” ↗
7. 82%

   How often companies fail to choose the candidate with the right talent for a manager role, according to Gallup.

   Source: Gallup, “Why Great Managers Are So Rare” ↗
8. 0.5–2×

   Replacing an employee can cost one-half to two times their annual salary, and Gallup calls that a conservative estimate.

   Source: Gallup, “This Fixable Problem Costs U.S. Businesses $1 Trillion” ↗
9. 52%

   Share of employees who left voluntarily who say their manager or organization could have done something to keep them.

   Source: Gallup, “This Fixable Problem Costs U.S. Businesses $1 Trillion” ↗
10. 20%

    Only 20% of organizations track quality of hire. Executive hires cost nearly 7× more than nonexecutive hires on average.

    Source: SHRM, 2025 Benchmarking Reports ↗
11. 6.1×

    How much a skills-based approach could expand talent pools globally, compared with hiring on prior job titles.

    Source: LinkedIn Economic Graph, Skills-Based Hiring (March 2025) ↗
12. 5.9%

    Share of U.S. job postings on Indeed mentioning AI-related terms in June 2026, well past the 2022 peak of 3.3%.

    Source: Indeed Hiring Lab, US Labor Market Snapshot, June 2026 ↗

Figures checked against each source on October 22, 2026. Sources update over time, so follow the link for the latest.