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United States (0 - 100) 2021

The United States benchmark represents people who work in United States, including if their organizations have headquarters located in other locations. It covers all industries and functions. This benchmark only includes organizations of size - 100 employees.

  • ~3m

    Questions answered
    in last 12 months

  • /
  • ~500

    Organizations

These insights represent ~3m questions answered from ~500 organizations, ranging in size from 10 to 2,900 people, in the last 12 months.

The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry. Read more about the methodology.

Data provided by ] Culture Amp

Industry breakdown

  • Computer Software

    16%

  • Internet

    9%

  • Information Technology and Services

    8%

  • Financial Services

    6%

  • Hospital & Health Care

    3%

  • Biotechnology

    3%

  • Real Estate

    3%

  • Marketing and Advertising

    3%

  • Nonprofit Organization Management

    2%

Are employees committed to their organizations?

Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.

76% of United States (0 - 100) employees are engaged

This is in the top 30% compared with the overall average.


The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 31 and is in the top 27% compared with the overall average.

Understanding the engagement questions

Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.

[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere

76%

5% above global average

I am proud to work for [Company]

90%

3% above global average

I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work

86%

2% above global average

I rarely think about looking for a job at another company

60%

1% above global average

I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time

66%

1% below global average

The highest scoring question for United States (0-100) had 93% of people agreeing that they understand how their work contributes to [company]'s mission (+0% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Contribution to Broader Purpose.


People in United States (0-100) were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'Administrative tasks that don't have a specific owner (e.g., taking notes in meetings, scheduling events, cleaning up shared space) are fairly divided at [Company]' with 14% of people disagreeing (+2% above average).

Which questions matter the most?

Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in United States (0 - 100) organizations.

1

I have confidence in the leaders at [Company]

81% favorable


The factor this relates most closely to is Leadership

Which questions matter the most?

Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in United States (0 - 100) organizations.

1

I have confidence in the leaders at [Company]

81% favorable

Leadership
2

[Company] is in a position to really succeed over the next three years

79% favorable

Company Performance
3

I am satisfied with how decisions are made at [Company]

55% favorable

Decision Making
4

The leaders at [Company] demonstrate that people are important to the company's success

81% favorable

Leadership
5

I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company]

68% favorable

Learning & Development

How long do people stay?

In the short term, 17% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-1% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 10% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+0% compared to overall).

The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.

1

[Company] is in a position to really succeed over the next three years

79% favorable

Company Performance
2

I have confidence in the leaders at [Company]

81% favorable

Leadership
3

I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company]

68% favorable

Learning & Development
Average Glassdoor ratings

We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.

Overall Rating

4.0 stars (+0.2)

Culture and Values

4.0 stars (+0.1)

Work Life Balance

4.0 stars (+0.2)

Compensation and Benefits

3.8 stars (+0.2)

Career Opportunities

3.7 stars (+0.2)

Recommend to Friend

74.0% (+3)

CEO Approval

81.0% (-3)

How does United States (0 - 100) compare?

Organizations in United States (0-100) tend to be very similar to the global all industries insights, with no significant departures from the average.

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