More Than Half of U.S. Employees Intend to Stay in Current Jobs

Nearly 53 percent of U.S. workers expressed a high intent to remain with their current employer in the fourth quarter of 2019 — higher than the global average of 39 percent, according to a quarterly Gartner Inc. survey of over 40,000 employees in 40 countries and regions cited by WebWire . For the first time, the U.S. workforce ranked No. 1 with the highest level of intent to remain with their current employers. In addition to more workers staying put, only 13.5 percent of U.S. workers actively sought new employment during the fourth quarter of 2019, well below the global average of 20.8 percent. Brian Kropp, chief of research for the Gartner human resource practice, adds a note of caution: "The disruption organizations are currently facing due to COVID-19 is likely to affect the labor market, including intent to stay, job seeking, and business confidence."