In the years leading up to the pandemic, employee engagement seemed to be on the rise; however, after trending upward for nearly a decade, employee engagement dropped from 36 percent to 32 percent in 2022, according to Gallup in “US Employee Engagement Needs a Rebound in 2023.” In addition, Gallup’s report, State of the Global Workplace 2023: The Voice of the World's Employees, reveals that nearly one-fifth (18 percent) of employees are actively disengaged. Unfortunately, research shows that disengaged workforces lead to poor financial outcomes—Gallup analysis calculates the cost to be $8.8 trillion in lost productivity.
![6 in 10
organizations have increased efforts to boost employee engagement since early 2020. (ATD)
$46,511
The increase in market cap per employee that correlated with each additional point of engagement employees reported. (Microsoft)
1/4
of employees at the least engaged organizations are unsure which tasks should command their focus. (Microsoft)
40%
At highly engaged companies, employees are 40 percent more likely to have confidence that their feedback will lead to action. (Microsoft)
18%
boost in productivity (sales) is what organizations with higher engagement experience. (Gallup)
43%
The reduction in turnover that organizations with high employee engagement experience (Gallup)
7 in 10
of companies use recognition programs to boost employee engagement or training or development activities. (ATD)
72%
of companies use technology to improve engagement. (Randstad)
57%
of businesses invest in talent intelligence platforms, and 56 percent invest in workplace culture, feedback, and engagement systems. (Randstad)](https://d19d5sz0wkl0lu.cloudfront.net/dims4/default/9c0c773/2147483647/resize/800x%3E/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatd-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2Fa8%2Fe40e9a764c0883dd4a4d1710c1d8%2Fby-numberssummer23new.jpg)
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