13 Scary Statistics About Employee Engagement [Infographic]

Are you curious about creating a successful company culture? Start with employee engagement. Why? The more your employees are engaged, the more committed they are to their work and the more they care about the success of your company. Companies should always strive to keep employee engagement high, but sometimes efforts fall short. In the spirit of Halloween, here are 13 scary statistics that prove we can all be doing a better job at improving employee engagement.

13 Scary Statistics About Employee Engagement

51% of employees are not engaged — they’re just there. - Gallup
69% of employees would work harder if they felt their efforts were better appreciated. - Socialcast
Only 29% of employees feel valued and appreciated at their jobs. - Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employees who do not feel adequately recognized are 2x as likely to say they'll quit in the next year. - Gallup
75% of the causes of employee turnover are preventable. - HR Drive
68% of Industry Leaders find that they suffer from low employee engagement. - Aberdeen
Actively disengaged employees are estimated to cost the U.S. $483 billion to $605 billion each year in lost productivity. - Gallup
Only 23% of companies believe their employees are fully aligned with the corporate purpose. - Deloitte
When managers provide meaningful feedback to employees, those employees are 3.5x more likely to be engaged. - Gallup
Companies without a formal engagement program see 75% less year-over-year improvement in engagement than companies who do. - Aberdeen
39% of higher education institutions surveyed do not offer any form of employee engagement opportunities. - Ellucian
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York, each have the lowest percentage of engaged workers at 29%. - Gallup
Only 3 in 10 U.S. employees strongly agree that in the last 7 days they have received recognition or praise for doing good work. - Gallup