2. REMOTE WORK ISN'T GOING AWAY

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
• Remote job searches have increased in the U.S. from 1.7% in September 2019 to 9.8% in September 2022. Remote job postings have also increased from 2.9% in 2019 to 8.6% in 2022.

• For U.S. men ages 25-54 actively searching for a new job, wanting a remote job is the #3 reason, under higher pay and change of career path. For women, wanting a remote job is the #2 reason, with higher pay being the first.

• In the US, software development job postings is the job title most often advertising remote work as of September 2022. Other tech jobs like IT Help Desk and Information & Design also have substantial remote work advertisements.

• In the US, around 27% of marketing job postings advertise remote work, a significant climb from 7.1% in 2019.

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3. AS WORKERS SEEK HIGHER PAY, BENEFITS CAN SET EMPLOYERS APART

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
• "As hiring challenges persist, due in part to the shrinking working-age population, holistic benefits have become an even more critical part of compensation packages. In the US, these benefits provide employers ways to differentiate their organizations and sweeten job offers, especially in occupations at the lower end of the wage scale that typically require in-person attendance, like childcare or food preparation and service. This trend can be seen in job ads on Indeed's US platform. Advertisement of Indeed employment ads in three major benefit categories—healthcare, retirement, and paid time off—has climbed across the US labor market."

• "Access to health coverage, time off with pay, and retirement plans are important to most job seekers. Thus, it's not surprising that relative job-seeker interest has skewed toward higher-paying, more remote sectors where it's assumed employers offer these benefits."

• "Perhaps the most critical benefit that seems to be growing across all industries is mental healthcare. In addition to the havoc COVID had on the labor market, it impacted the mental health of many, which was reflected in the workforce. Soon after the start of COVID in the US, an upward shift occurred in the share of employee benefit reviews on Glassdoor that say that their employer offers mental health benefits. This trend steadily increased throughout 2022."

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4. HAPPINESS AND WELLBEING MATTER

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
• "46% of people say their expectation around happiness at work has increased in just the last year. 86% of people say that how they feel at work impacts how they feel at home."

• "Stress is leading to turnover. After pay considerations, stress, lack of satisfaction, and happiness are the leading reasons people look for new opportunities."

• "US employees who rate their companies 2 stars (on a 1 to 5 scale) are twice as likely to begin an application to a new job on Glassdoor than those who rate their companies 5 stars."

• "A 1-star increase in a US employee's Glassdoor rating is associated with a 6% drop in the likelihood that they begin an application for a new job."

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5. THE CHANGING WORKFORCE IS MOVING DEI TO THE FOREFRONT

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
• "72% of workers aged 18-34 said they would consider turning down a job offer or leaving a company if they did not think that their manager (or potential manager) supported DEI initiatives, compared to 63% of respondents aged 35-44, 60% of respondents age 45-54, 52% of respondents aged 55-64, and 45% of workers aged 65+."

• "65% of workers aged 18-34 said they would consider turning down a job offer or leaving a company if there was a gender imbalance in company leadership, compared to 58% of workers aged 35-44, 58% of workers aged 45-54, 39% of workers aged 55-64, and 35 percent of workers aged 65+."

• "65% of workers aged 18-34 said they would consider turning down a job offer or leaving a company if there was a lack of race/ethnicity diversity in company leadership, compared to 64% of workers aged 35-44, 55% of workers aged 54-54, 41% of workers aged 55-64, and 43% of workers aged 65+."

• "Nearly three-quarters (74%) of US workers say that corporate investment in diversity, equity, and inclusion is "very important" or "somewhat important" to them when considering a new job. It's even more true for women (76% ), Hispanics (77%), Black/Non-Hispanic workers (79%), parents (80%), and Asian-American/ Pacific Islander workers (82%)."

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