Gallup Poll Finds Worker Job Engagement Nears All-Time Low

A recent Gallup Poll survey on employee engagement in the workplace produced some rather disturbing results.

The survey found that the majority of American workers across the board are not engaged in their jobs; more than two thirds of workers or 71% are not engaged in their current positions. Further 19% of the workforce is “actively disengaged.” These findings are consistent across most demographics, with the exception being those workers aged 65 or older who expressed more job engagement than any other segment. Income and gender had little effect on the statistics; however, workers with high school education or less ranked 6% to 7% higher in terms of engagement than their more educated counterparts.

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The bottom line....businesses need to find creative, not necessarily costly, solutions to addressing the level of engagement that they have with their employees.  Ask yourself this question: When the economy recovers, will your employees be running to the exit door for better opportunites?