SHRM Research & Insights
Our mission is to advance the HR profession by providing evidence-based insights, recommendations and innovations at the intersection of people and work. Our research helps you understand emerging challenges, make informed decisions, and stay ahead to advance work, workers, and workplaces.
FEATURED RESEARCH
2025 L&D Executive Benchmarking
This data brief highlights key results from SHRM’s 2025 benchmarking data collected from HR executives and leaders. In this brief, we examine several trends in the data and their implications for HR, learning and development teams, and the world of work. Understanding these key metrics will help equip HR executives, L&D leaders, and L&D professionals to guide their organizations and make proactive adjustments to enrich talent development.
Functional Accelerator
Functional acceleration empowers HR to maximize people and technology resources, through strategic alignment and operational excellence, to deliver measurable ROI to the business and transform HR into a true engine of productivity and innovation.
Gain access to key HR and business metrics you can use at your own organization to craft stronger recommendations and make better decisions.
Talent Optimizer
Talent optimization unlocks workforce potential by driving engagement, performance, and retention through innovative talent management. Excellence in talent optimization enables a best-in-class workforce while delivering a competitive advantage to the business.
SHRM’s quarterly pulse survey measuring the impact of incivility on business, the workplace, and society.
Market Discerner
Market discernment equips HR with market intelligence to align recruiting and total rewards practices with workforce expectations, enabling organizations to attract and retain top talent and build a compelling employer brand and employee value proposition.
The SHRM Employee Benefits Survey is one of the longest-running annual research reports covering trends in employee benefits among organizations in the United States.
Organizational Driver
Organizational drivers position HR as a strategic partner, shaping the future of work and leading organizational change. Proactive engagement with leadership and robust compliance practices ensures transformation, resilience, and a positive workplace culture.
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the priorities, challenges, and trends defining HR in 2026, with actionable insights built for today’s HR leaders and professionals.
Want to help shape the future of work?
Join the SHRM Voice of Work (VoW) Research Panel! The VoW panel is a diverse group of HR professionals and leaders who volunteer to participate in SHRM research. Panel members are rewarded for providing their insights, thoughts, and opinions, to help SHRM understand important topics and trends around work, workers, and workplaces.