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It’s almost summer! Who’s hiring and who’s paying? Data Lab digs into the state of young workers this season.

Hiring Employment Wages

June 12, 2024

Lazy days? Not this summer

by Liv Wang

Lazy days? Not for young workers this summer. Hiring is up and pay is strong. To celebrate the season, here are some new numbers from Data Lab.

Chart showing that workers in Latin America are more likely to think that AI will help them in the workplace than in other regions.

Worker sentiment Workforce development AI/ML Demographic trends

June 10, 2024

Most workers think AI will affect their jobs. They disagree on how.

by Ben Hanowell • Nela Richardson, Ph.D.

The ADP Research Institute survey asked nearly 35,000 private-sector workers in 18 countries what role they think AI will play in their work over the next few years.

Worker sentiment AI/ML

June 10, 2024

Linking generative AI exposure to worker sentiment: It’s complicated

by Ben Hanowell

We use a global survey to examine whether remote workers in industries highly-exposed to generative AI are nervous about it.

Geographic trends

May 22, 2024

Long-distance work and compensation

by Issi Romem, Ph.D.

Long-distance work didn’t begin with the coronavirus lockdown; people were collaborating between offices well before then.

The Employee Motivation and Commitment Index rose to 116 in May.

EMC Index

May 21, 2024

Employee sentiment rose in May

by Jared Northup • Mary Hayes, Ph.D.

ADPRI’s EMC Index, which tracks how people think and feel about their jobs, rose to 116 in May.

Image of median year-over-year pay change by income

Wages

May 2, 2024

Low-wage workers saw big pay jumps after the pandemic. High earners did even better.

by Liv Wang • Nela Richardson, Ph.D.

The lowest earners, those people in the first or bottom quartile, had the largest percentage growth in annual pay gains over the last three years.

The Employee Motivation and Commitment index fell 11 points in April.

EMC Index

April 16, 2024

Employee sentiment fell in April

by ADP Research

The Employee Motivation and Commitment index fell 11 points in April, its biggest drop in a year.

In this article, we go deeper into our Global Worker Survey data on good stress (eustress) and bad (distress), focusing on each end of the scale – the thriving and the overloaded.

Worker sentiment

March 27, 2024

Workplace stress: It’s complicated

by Mary Hayes, Ph.D. • Jared Northup

Our 2023 Global Worker Survey shows that geography, job level, and other factors can have a big difference in how people experience stress on the job.

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Finding a job has gotten harder, especially for jobs that require a bachelor’s degree

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Lazy days? Not this summer

Most workers think AI will affect their jobs. They disagree on how.

Linking generative AI exposure to worker sentiment: It’s complicated

Long-distance work and compensation

Employee sentiment rose in May

Low-wage workers saw big pay jumps after the pandemic. High earners did even better.

Employee sentiment fell in April

Workplace stress: It’s complicated

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