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January 20, 2026
Employee sentiment posts broad-based decline in January
The EMC Index, which tracks how people think and feel about their jobs, posted a large and broad-based decline in January. The drop was the largest since the series began in 2021, sending the index to its lowest level since May 2025.
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Managerial promotion rates cool to their pre-pandemic level
by Ben Hanowell
We measure promotion trends using ADP data representing more than 50 million people working at more than 96,000 U.S. employers.
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