For the first year in more than a decade, the percentage of engaged workers in the U.S. declined in 2021, according to polling data from Gallup.
Just over one-third of employees (34%) reported disengagement, and 16% were actively disengaged in their work and workplace, based on a random sample of 57,022 full- and part-time employees throughout the year. This compares with 36% engaged and 14% actively disengaged in 2020, a year with unprecedented highs and lows.
Those disengaged workers are not all lost causes, however. Employers can still use several strategies to reengage and retain their disengaged employees. Consider these 14 areas where they can help boost employees’ job satisfaction.