Work-Related Statistics - Part 1

Some interesting statistics:

• 73% of managers say their company typically looks at the current employee base first when conducting a job search before considering any other candidates.
• 33% of managers report they found their jobs through networking.
• 41% of workers expect to stay with their current employer for more than six years.
  

—Hudson

• 33% of U.S. organizations lose 10-25% of their new hires within the first year.
• 11% lose up to 50% of their new hires within a year.

– Novations Group Inc.

• 41% of U.S. workers say they think a workplace romance would jeopardize their job security or advancement opportunities.
• 35% of U.S. workers who report they have had a relationship with a co-worker.

– Spherion

Source: "Figuratively Speaking", Office Solutions Magazine, July 2007