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The ManpowerGroup Global Talent Barometer aims to improve the future of work through deeper understanding of workforce sentiment, offering workers an opportunity to share their views on what they want now and in the future.
Understanding employee sentiment
ManpowerGroup surveyed more than 1,000 workers across the UK to better understand what workers want and how they feel about their wellbeing, job satisfaction, and confidence.
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Wellbeing
The Wellbeing Index is structured around four key benchmarks: meaning and purpose, minimal daily stress, values alignment, and work-life balance.
Wellbeing Index
66%
Global Talent Barometer Score: 67%
Wellbeing
Job Satisfaction
The Job Satisfaction Index is based on the four distinct benchmarks of current job satisfaction, current job security, job search confidence, and the trust they have in their manager.
Job Satisfaction Index
66%
Global Talent Barometer Score: 67%
Job Satisfaction
Worker sentiment around the world
The average Global Talent Barometer score is 67%.
Norway
67%
Sweden
67%
U.K.
69%
Canada
70%
Poland
69%
The Netherlands
74%
Germany
68%
Switzerland
67%
France
66%
Italy
63%
U.S.
72%
Japan
46%
Spain
66%
Mexico
72%
Singapore
66%
Australia
68%
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Wellbeing
Wellbeing
The average Global Wellbeing score is 64%.
Norway
67%
Sweden
65%
U.K.
66%
Canada
66%
Poland
68%
The Netherlands
73%
Germany
65%
Switzerland
64%
France
61%
Italy
60%
U.S.
68%
Japan
42%
Spain
63%
Mexico
71%
Singapore
63%
Australia
64%
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The average Global Job Satisfaction score is 63%.
Norway
63%
Sweden
61%
U.K.
66%
Canada
67%
Poland
60%
The Netherlands
69%
Germany
64%
Switzerland
64%
France
63%
Italy
58%
U.S.
69%
Japan
49%
Spain
61%
Mexico
66%
Singapore
64%
Australia
64%
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Job Satisfaction
Job Satisfaction
The average Global Confidence score is 74%.
Norway
69%
Sweden
74%
U.K.
76%
Canada
77%
Poland
79%
The Netherlands
80%
Germany
76%
Switzerland
74%
France
73%
Italy
70%
U.S.
79%
Japan
46%
Spain
75%
Mexico
81%
Singapore
73%
Australia
76%
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Confidence
Confidence
Click through the buttons above, then click on each country below to view results. Ranked in order from highest to lowest.
Workforce insights
The research identified three key opportunities for employers seeking to improve employee wellbeing, job satisfaction, and confidence.
48% of workers say they experience stress at work every day.
Wellbeing
34% of workers plan to leave their current job in the next six months.
Job Satisfaction
Only 41% of workers said they worked with a mentor in the past six months.
Confidence
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“The Global Talent Barometer offers workers the opportunity to share how they are feeling about the world of work today and in the future. It also offers employers the ability to understand employee needs and identify best practices to stand out in a competitive global talent market.”
Becky Frankiewicz,
Chief Commercial Officer and North America President
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