Employee Engagement Trends Report 2026

Employee engagement has remained largely stable over the past five years, with only slight improvements in 2025, while persistent gaps in areas like collaboration, career development, and total compensation limit progress.

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Critical Insight

Even amid economic and technological uncertainty, organizations are able to improve engagement by prioritizing employee experience and taking action on feedback to strengthen key engagement drivers.

Impact and Result

Understand trends impacting employee engagement across other organizations from 2019 to 2025. Inform employee engagement measurements and initiatives in 2025 and beyond.

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