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December 5, 2024

HR (in)action

We tracked the month-to-month inactivity of the workforce, looking at the gaps between major events that keep HR professionals busy.
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March 7, 2024

Long-distance work and domestic offshoring

by Issi Romem, Ph.D.

ADP data shows how long-distance working relationships are concentrating leadership in metro areas with expensive housing.
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February 22, 2024

People are working less. Who – and why?

by Liv Wang

While the post-pandemic job recovery was strong, it was accompanied by a rise in part-time labor and a decline in median hours worked. We use ADP data to see who's working fewer hours since 2019.
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Chart using ADP data to show the retail trade hiring (as measured by percent of total new hires) was higher in November 2023 than a year previous.
Chart using ADP data to show the retail trade hiring (as measured by percent of total new hires) was higher in November 2023 than a year previous.

December 19, 2023

Industry spotlight: Retail hiring

by Liv Wang

As 2023 draws to a close, here’s a look at the state of U.S. retail hiring.
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A line chart depicting registered nurse supply growth (employment growth from ADP data) vs. demand growth (from JOLTS job openings for health and social assistance jobs)
A line chart depicting registered nurse supply growth (employment growth from ADP data) vs. demand growth (from JOLTS job openings for health and social assistance jobs)

December 12, 2023

Occupation spotlight: Registered nurses

by Jeff Nezaj

In this post, we look at the employment and wages of registered nurses to obtain a clearer picture of what's happening in this occupation.
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A bar chart that uses data from ADP show that since the pandemic began, fewer nurses who switch jobs lands in health care. Many are taking administrative and support service positions.
A bar chart that uses data from ADP show that since the pandemic began, fewer nurses who switch jobs lands in health care. Many are taking administrative and support service positions.

December 12, 2023

Nurses are leaving the profession. Where are they going? 

by Sam Adieze

In this post, we look at where nurses go when they quit the profession.
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Cross-metro workers' share of employment. Shows share of workers who are cross-metro by month-year compared to pre-pandemic trend. Source: ADP payroll and HR data.
Cross-metro workers' share of employment. Shows share of workers who are cross-metro by month-year compared to pre-pandemic trend. Source: ADP payroll and HR data.

November 8, 2023

The growing prevalence of cross-metropolitan work

by Issi Romem, Ph.D.

Collaborating on work from different places is nothing new, but the normalization of remote work during the Covid-19 pandemic has helped take the phenomenon to a whole new level, a shift that ADP data is uniquely well positioned to study.
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ADP Research Institute Employee Motivation and Commitment Index by gender and age group
ADP Research Institute Employee Motivation and Commitment Index by gender and age group

October 25, 2023

Gender differences in the EMC Index

by Mary Hayes, Ph.D.Jared Northup

We use our EMC Index to explore how employee motivation and commitment vary between men and women.
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ADP Research Institute Employee Motivation and Commitment Index by industry over time
ADP Research Institute Employee Motivation and Commitment Index by industry over time

October 25, 2023

An industry dive into the EMC Index

by Mary Hayes, Ph.D.Jared Northup

We use our EMC Index to dive deep into how employee motivation and commitment vary by industry.
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