Government (200-500) January 2026
Emerging
Benchmark status
We consider this an emerging benchmark: it has enough data available for us to use bootstrapping to create a representative sample. As the sample grows in size, some scores may slightly change. Our research has shown that our bootstrapped scores are consistent with our standard benchmarks. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Most represented industries in this benchmark
Government Administration, International Trade & Development, International Affairs, Security & Investigations, Political Organization
Most represented regions in this benchmark
Oceania
41%
Northern America
29%
Europe
11%
MEA
10%
Asia
7%
Reported gender breakdown
Female
52%
Male
48%
Non-Binary
0.05%
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.
67% of Government (200-500) employees are engaged
This is in the bottom 38% compared with other industries.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 8 and is in the bottom 11% compared with other industries.
How does Government (200-500) compare?
People in Government (200-500) were much more positive than average regarding Inclusion.
On the lower side, people in Government (200-500) had much lower favorable scores than average in Equity, Action, and Feedback & Recognition.
People working in Government (200-500) are more engaged than Public Relations & Communications. People working in Government (200-500) are less engaged than Agricultural, Architecture & Planning, Accounting, and Primary/Secondary Education.
The highest scoring question for Government (200-500) had 88% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of %[Company]% (-1% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Management.
People in Government (200-500) were generally least favourable about Equity, and were most negative towards 'When it is clear that someone is not delivering in their role we do something about it' with 23% of people disagreeing (+6% above average).
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 22% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+2% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 11% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+1% compared to overall).
Understanding Tenure distributions
Tenure describes how long an employee has worked for their company: we know through our research that newly hired employees tend to be more positive than their tenured counterparts. Positivity declines sharply before bottoming out between two to six years, then rises slightly for those that remain.
The tenure composition of a benchmark can influence overall scores.
Tenure distributions
Less than 3 months
4%
3 months to 6 months
5%
6 months to less than 1 year
10%
1 to less than 2 years
17%
2 to less than 4 years
23%
4 to less than 6 years
11%
6 to less than 10 years
12%
Greater than 10 years
18%