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Most workers say their skills are competitive despite economic jitters
SHRM surveyed 10,789 workers across 26 countries, and nearly 70% of US respondents said they are more inclined to stay at their jobs even as 40% searched for a new job in the past 12 months.
Workers are expressing confidence that their skills will remain valuable to other employers even amid economic uncertainty, persistent concerns about layoffs, and worries about AI disrupting jobs, according to a report published by SHRM and discussed by Yahoo Finance.
The Global Employee Monitor, released Wednesday by SHRM, found that roughly 7 in 10 workers said they have high confidence their skills would be valuable at other organizations and would make them competitive in the job market.
SHRM surveyed 10,789 workers across 26 countries from January to June, with participants at least 18 years old and employed full-time or part-time across a range of industries.
In the US, nearly 7 in 10 workers said they are more inclined to stay at their current jobs than leave, while 4 in 10 said they have actively searched for a new job in the past 12 months and 30% said they have seriously considered quitting, with SHRM leadership pointing to workers investing in new skills to prepare for change.