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Employees Grow Loyal as Employers Grow Optimistic
Nearly three-quarters of workers expect to remain with their companies at least five years. At the same time, Manpower Inc. says nearly 30 percent of U.S. firms will ramp up hiring activity during the fourth quarter.
By Garry Kranz
Loyalty and Hiring: Much has been written and said about the supposed mercenary
nature of younger workers, who often are portrayed as willing to jump from job
to job at the slightest hint of a better offer. Yet three-quarters of workers are planning to remain in their current jobs for
at least five years. That’s a chief finding of “What Workers Want,” a quarterly
barometer of employee trends produced by Express Personnel Services, a staffing
company in Oklahoma City. About 54 percent of workers ages 25 to 44—which
includes members of the so-called Generation Y—plan on staying put. All told,
nearly half of respondents (48 percent) say they never intend to leave their
current employer.
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.
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