Quiet Quitting Statistics [Free to Cite]

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Quiet quitting statistics are data and facts related to the quiet quitting trend. For example, how many employees are quiet quitting and what percentage of companies are investigating it. The purpose of this data is inform audiences and support journalistic narratives.

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1. Up to 67% of US employees and 85% worldwide could be quiet quitting

A Gallup report states that only 15 percent of employees are actively engaged at work, which means up to 85% could be quiet quitting. The numbers are a little better for the US, with 33% of employees engaged at work, approximately twice the worldwide average.

Perhaps surprisingly, the rate of employee engagement in Western Europe is very low, at 10% and only 8% in the United Kingdom. All of these numbers have been on a steady decline over the last decade.

2. USA is #2 in the world for quiet quitting activity

With the US as a baseline, here is how other countries deviate:

• Canada: 2% higher
• Australia: 14% lower
• New Zealand: 19% lower
• Singapore: 19% lower
• Luxembourg: 31% lower
• Ireland: 49% lower
• Finland: 62% lower
• Philippines: 64% lower
• China: 70% lower

There are possible explanations for these data trends around work culture, employee benefits, social security, work-life balance and more.

3. Quiet quitting leads to worldwide company losses of up to $1.5 trillion each year

The Conference Board produced a study on workplace engagement. This study found that quiet quitting cost US businesses $450 to 500 billion annually, and could be up to $1.5 trillion worldwide.

4. 79% of employees report they would stop quiet quitting if given more recognition

These stats on employee engagement from Octanner show that employees expect acknowledgment or recognition for their efforts after completing a project. Of these employees, 79% state that more recognition by managers and leaders would result in higher engagement and job performance.

5. In the US, 47% of employees just want to make ends meet

A report on workplace data by Pew Research shows that 47% or nearly half of all US employees believe that work is just way to pay the bills. This number would correlate with quiet quitting, since a lack of purpose or motivation at work is aligned with decreased engagement and productivity.

6. 73% of US employees are considering resignation

Up to 73 percent of US workers are considering leaving their jobs, which is data that closely correlates with quiet quitting.

The primary motivation for switching jobs is money. Nearly 74% of Millennial and Gen-Z employees would take a pay cut to work at their dream workplace.

7. The #quietquitting topic on LinkedIn has 461 followers

With all the discussion of quiet quitting, there is a relatively low number of people following #quietquitting on LinkedIn. This number is increasing by about 50 people per day.

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