Workforce Benchmark Database

HR metrics. Segmented by industry, size & sector.

Sourced tables, not averages of averages. Every number links to a named publisher and a retrieval date.

12 benchmark metrics 23 verified sources 210 data rows
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Attrition
Overall Turnover Rate
3.3%
Total nonfarm, US · 2025 annual average
Total separations as a % of average employment. BLS JOLTS, by industry and region.
Attrition
Voluntary Turnover (Quits)
2%
Total, US · 2025 annual average
BLS quits rate as the closest published proxy for voluntary exits, with layoffs shown as contrast.
Attendance
Absenteeism Rate
3%
Private sector, US · 2025 annual average
US CPS absence rate and UK ONS sickness absence, 2025 — shown as separate systems, never merged.
Engagement
Employee Engagement Score
20%
Global · 2025 data, published April 2026
Gallup global/regional engagement + Culture Amp engagement and eNPS by industry vintage.
Recruiting
Cost Per Hire
$5,475
Non-executive, US · 2025
SHRM 2025 average cost per hire, non-executive vs. executive, USD.
Recruiting
Offer Acceptance Rate
87%
Global · sep 2023-aug 2024 (publ. 2025)
SmartRecruiters 2025, NACE-definition OAR by country and industry. No official cross-industry benchmark exists.
Development
Internal Mobility Rate
No open benchmark
See sourcing notes
Internal/referral hire share by industry — and an honest account of what isn't benchmarked.
Productivity
Revenue Per Employee
€325.2k
Manufacturing (NACE C), EU27_2020 · 2023
Eurostat net turnover per person employed, EU27, by NACE sector, 2021–2024.
Recruiting
Time to Hire
38 days
Global (median) · sep 2023-aug 2024 (publ. 2025)
SmartRecruiters 2025 global median: 38 days, requisition open to offer accepted.
Structure
Span of Control
No open benchmark
See sourcing notes
No open cross-industry benchmark exists — two public-sector audits and an archetype range instead.
Labor Market
Job Openings Rate
4.6%
Total nonfarm, US · May 2026, SA (preliminary)
BLS JOLTS job openings rate by industry, with hires as contrast and a size-class section for total private.
Labor Market
Spain: Vacancies & Flows
159,785 vacancies
All sectors (industry, construction & services), Spain · 2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
INE ETCL job vacancies and EFPA labour-market flows, 2026 Q1 — two Spanish systems, shown separately.
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MetricVintagePublisher(s)
Overall Turnover Rate2025 annual averageU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Voluntary Turnover (Quits)2025 annual averageU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Absenteeism Rate2025 annual average; 2025; 2009K1-2026K1U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office for National Statistics (UK), Eurostat, Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB), Danmarks Statistik (DST)
Employee Engagement Score2025 data, published April 2026; Jan 2026 vintage (collected Jan-Dec 2025)Gallup, Culture Amp
Cost Per Hire2025; 2024 report (covers 2022 data point; historikk til 2011)SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management), CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development)
Offer Acceptance RateNACE Professional Standards 2024; sep 2023-aug 2024 (publ. 2025); 2021-2024; 2026NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers), SmartRecruiters (with Lighthouse Research & Advisory), Ashby
Internal Mobility RateSince 2021 (wording from Feb 2024); 2026; sep 2023-aug 2024 (SmartRecruiters 2025)LinkedIn Talent Solutions (cited via HR Dive / iCIMS), SmartRecruiters (with Lighthouse Research & Advisory)
Revenue Per Employee2021; 2022; 2023; 2024 (provisional, p-flag)Eurostat
Time to Hiresep 2023-aug 2024 (publ. 2025)SmartRecruiters (with Lighthouse Research & Advisory)
Span of ControlApril 2026; n/a (audit); 2026City of Portland, City and County of Honolulu, Office of the City Auditor, McKinsey & Company
Job Openings RateMay 2026, SA (preliminary)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Spain: Vacancies & Flows2026 Q1 (Definitivo)Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)