Worker Confidence Index

Worker Confidence Index: Second Quarter 2024

As we enter the second half of 2024, workers feel more optimistic about keeping their jobs but less confident about progressing within them. And with the 2024 election on the…

Worker Confidence Index: First Quarter 2024

Worker confidence slipped at the beginning of 2024 after it hit a record high in the previous quarter. Job security fell for the third straight quarter. Workers felt that a…

Worker Confidence Index: Fourth Quarter 2023

Worker confidence surged in the last months of 2023, bouncing back from the decline it was on all year long. The Worker Confidence Index reached a record high, jumping 8.1…

Worker Confidence Index: Third Quarter 2023

2023 has proven to be an unpredictable year for the global talent economy. Despite retention and job satisfaction reaching new heights, the Worker Confidence Index decreased for the third quarter…

Worker Confidence Index: Second Quarter 2023

As 2023 continues, the U.S. workforce is reacting to the shifting trends and uncertainty of the economy. For the second consecutive quarter, the Worker Confidence Index decreased, falling by 2.2…

Worker Confidence Index: First Quarter 2023

The U.S. labor force is still characterized by comparatively high inflation and low unemployment. Worker confidence has stayed remarkably high amid uncertain economic conditions, though unexpected fluctuations are still bound…

Worker Confidence Index: Fourth Quarter 2022

Although 2022 was a tumultuous year for the U.S. economy and workforce, worker confidence rose steadily, reaching its highest point since 2019. While the WCI is steadily rising, worker confidence…

Worker Confidence Index: Third Quarter 2022

As unemployment rates decline, economic factors are still unstable. But despite a tumultuous first three quarters of the year and a terrible year for the stock market, worker confidence is…

Worker Confidence Index: Second Quarter 2022

Economic indicators continue to indicate instability and turmoil. As the COVID-19 pandemic slowly loosened its grip on worldwide economies, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brought historic inflation and uncertainty to the…

Worker Confidence Index: First Quarter 2022

After almost two years of economic instability and damages caused by COVID-19, economic indicators have begun improving. Industries across the board began recovering and rehiring, bringing worker confidence up. Even…

Worker Confidence Index: Fourth Quarter 2021

Whether it’s public health or the economy, several uncontrollable indicators are influencing how workers feel about their current employer and employment status. Despite so many uncertainties however, the U.S. unemployment…

Worker Confidence Index: Third Quarter 2021

Economic indicators varied considerably throughout the third quarter of 2021. As many pandemic-related benefits ended, this quarter saw a 1.1 percent decrease in unemployment while inflation rose over 5.3 percent…

Worker Confidence Index: Second Quarter 2021

As the US economy started to reopen from the impact of the COVID-19 and subsequent lockdowns, many economic indicators pointed to an improvement within the second quarter of 2021. Despite…