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Keep your employee retention rates down this year by keeping a close eye on these key job market trends
The job market has been permanently altered by the Covid pandemic. Today, workers expect a lot more from their employers and aren't afraid to quit a role they don't think ticks all the boxes for them.
But things might be set to change this year, with economists putting the chance of a recession at 61%. This means there's a good chance we're in for more seismic changes to the job market.
Here's how the early data suggests the job market is going to shape up and what the turnover trends 2023 we can expect – and how you can expect that to impact turnover in your organization.
All the data points towards the job market slowing down in the US this year, regardless of a recession. The unemployment rate is predicted to jump from 3.7% to 4.6%, while employers are predicted to advertise an average of just 42,000 jobs each month compared to around 400,000 that were being listed each month in 2022.
Wage growth is expected to slow down, too. While the wages of Indeed job listings grew 6.3% year-over-year in December 2022 – more than double December 2019's measurement of 3% – that's a slight drop from November's 6.5% rate and substantially lower than March 2022's 9% pace.
If unemployment continues to rise and wages begin to stagnate, changing jobs will be a much less attractive prospect for employees across the board. So, if the early signs are a good indication of what's set to come in 2023, you can expect voluntary turnover rates to drop in your business.
While we seem to be trending towards a slower job market, that isn't necessarily going to spell the end of the Great Resignation. The bar for what workers consider a good job has been permanently raised. And that's reflected in the most recent data: 3% of private sector workers quit their job in November 2022 – 16% higher than the 2019 average. That means your unhappy employees are still 16% more likely to quit than they were before the pandemic.
And despite talk of a looming recession and employee turnover statistics, 95% of American workers feel confident about their career prospects in 2023 and a massive 61% are thinking about quitting this year.
So while voluntary turnover might slow down this year – especially if we're plunged into a recession – you shouldn't expect it to return to pre-Covid levels.
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While voluntary turnover rates have dropped from the highs they saw when the global economy reopened after the pandemic, they're still comfortably above pre-pandemic levels – and actually slightly on the rise according to the most recent data.
Because workers are still so comfortable quitting jobs they're not happy in, employers are a lot less likely to let the workers who do stick around go. November 2022 was actually the 21st straight month that the US layoffs rate was below its all-time low prior to 2020.
Of course, whether voluntary turnover rates continue to rise or start dropping to pre-pandemic levels depends on whether we do end up in a recession. But if things stay as they are now you shouldn't expect your teammates to be any less quick to quit if they don't think their job is a good fit for them.
If the employee turnover trends for the start of 2023 are anything to go by you certainly shouldn't be resting on your laurels if you want to retain your top performers. Here's a handful of things you need to be sure to bake into your employee retention strategy and employee engagement if you want to keep your best workers on the payroll.
In 2023, diversity matters to your employees a lot more than you might think, especially if managing employee turnover is on your radar.
In fact:
Despite how important it is to your people, nearly half of respondents to one study said their organization could improve the diversity of gender, race, and ethnicity of its employees.
If you're not taking steps to make your organization as diverse and inclusive as possible in 2023 then your staff retention rates are almost certain to suffer.
Fail to keep your employees engaged and they're likely to start heading for the exit these days.
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The fact is: If one of your teammates' work doesn't engage them then they're probably not going to stay a teammate for long. So, make sure to regularly check on whether your people feel like they're doing work they're good at, enjoy, and makes use of their unique talents through engagement surveysasking the right questions in one-to-ones.
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Remote work is here to stay.
If you fail to embrace telework then don't be surprised if your people start leaving for organizations that do.
If your company isn't taking its employees' wellbeing seriously, then its retention rates aren't going to make for pretty reading in 2023.
In fact, 62 percent of workers say employee wellbeing support and benefits are a top priority when applying for or considering their next job.
So, be sure to:
Tick these boxes and you'll leave your people feeling looked after rather than looking for the door.
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Employee turnover costs are more expensive than you think and employee turnover is more detrimental to company culture than you image. Keep yours down by keeping a close eye on the key job market trends we've highlighted here – and by implementing the tried-and-tested retention strategies we've recommended, too.
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While we recommend a peer to peer set up where anyone in your organization can give or receive recognition, you can set up Assembly however you want. If you need to limit the people who can give or receive recognition, that's perfectly fine and can be done from your Admin, here.
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