SHRM publishes monthly and biannual labor market and economic research. The data and statistics are based on surveys of thousands of human resource professionals representing multiple industries in both the private and public sector.
SHRM Leading Indicators of National Employment® (LINE®)
Manufacturing
Service
Employment Expectations
-3.8
Recruiting Difficulty
+1.6
-2.8
New-Hire Compensation
-0.5
-4.3
Need data on what’s really happening in the job market? The SHRM LINE Employment Report covers employment expectations, recruiting difficulty, new-hire compensation and vacancies in the service and manufacturing sectors each month.
New data on military employment
2011 Employee Job Satisfaction Survey
New survey: Skills gaps are prevalent in today's workforce
Data available on social media usage in the workplace
More than 400 benchmarks in human capital, health care, retirement, benefits prevalence and job satisfaction for 2011 are available through the SHRM Benchmarking Database. For more information about SHRM’s customized benchmarking service, click here.
SHRM Jobs Outlook Survey: Q2 2012 (April – June)
The JOS survey examines hiring trends across a six-month spectrum. The results for the second quarter of 2012 reveal that HR professionals' confidence in job growth has risen dramatically compared with the fourth quarter of 2011, and many employers are still having trouble finding skilled workers for open positions.
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63% of employees list job security as the most important determinant of job satisfaction, followed closely by opportunities to use skills and abilities (62%).
(Source: SHRM 2011 Employee Job Satisfaction Survey Report)
SHRM’s Metro Economic Outlook reports provide comprehensive analyses of the economies of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States. The reports include a combination of government and SHRM-generated data, as well as insights from experts that are connected to each metro area’s economy. PowerPoint presentations of each metro area’s economic data are also available. Data and reports will be updated monthly throughout 2012.
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