{"id":771218,"date":"2023-07-20T08:41:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T12:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/national-survey-finds-workers-happier-than-last-year-rising-employee-expectations-on-employer-sponsored-education-benefits\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T08:41:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T12:41:03","slug":"national-survey-finds-workers-happier-than-last-year-rising-employee-expectations-on-employer-sponsored-education-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/national-survey-finds-workers-happier-than-last-year-rising-employee-expectations-on-employer-sponsored-education-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"National Survey Finds Workers Happier Than Last Year, Rising Employee Expectations on Employer-Sponsored Education Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

National Survey Finds Workers Happier Than Last Year, Rising Employee Expectations on Employer-Sponsored Education Benefits<\/b><\/p>\n

Amid Great Retention period, 87% of workers believe employers should be investing in employees\u2019 continued education<\/i><\/p>\n

HERNDON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nStrategic Education, Inc., an education company serving working adult students, has released its second national study of working Americans, which found that more employees are generally happier with their current jobs than they were last year. This suggests that employers may want to invest in education benefits to support employee retention.<\/p>\n

\n82% of workers surveyed this year described their general levels of happiness as fairly or very happy at their current job\u2014a 4% increase from last year, and almost half (44%) of workers surveyed claimed they are likely to stay with an employer for three or more years if presented with opportunities to earn a degree or certification through an employer\u2019s education benefit.<\/p>\n

\nThe national survey of more than 2,000 working adults also revealed a rising expectation from employees that their employers offer education benefits. Additionally, employee interest in education benefits increased over the past year, with 87% of workers saying they believe employers should be investing in their continued education\u2014a 4% increase over last year.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cEven in times of economic uncertainty, employers are looking for ways to retain good employees seeing as employee attrition may interfere with productivity and potentially lead to production delays and lost time,\u201d said Karl McDonnell, CEO at Strategic Education. \u201cThis survey gives us insight into the role employer-sponsored education plays in retaining employees and how education can help support employers during this Great Retention period.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a> (BLS), U.S. employees quit their jobs at record levels during the pandemic, peaking in November of 2021. However, there has been a shift since the end of the year with resignations and hirings stabilizing from December 2022 to March 2023. The 2023 survey sought to understand the change in employee sentiment and what drives employees to stay with their current employer.<\/p>\n

\nProviding learning opportunities has become a priority for organizations that are working to improve retention, based on the LinkedIn Workplace Learning Report 2023<\/a>.Strategic Education\u2019s survey found that employees\u2019 increased interest in education benefits may prove useful as a retention tool:<\/p>\n