Daily Document Update: HR Compliance Library, ¶46,260, Survey shows blue-collar workforce seeks higher pay, training and good culture amid record low unemployment — SURVEY RESULTS, (Aug. 2, 2019)

摘要

EmployBridge, an industrial staffing firm, has released the results of its annual employee opinion survey, whichgauges preferences and expectations among U.S. hourly workers. Soliciting 18,505 responses from workersrepresenting the manufacturing and logistics industries across 45 states, "Voice of the Blue-Collar Worker" maybe the largest survey ever conducted on the hourly-worker population. Current strong economic conditions areincreasing the demand for blue-collar workers. For the first time in over a decade there are more open jobs thanavailable workers, creating increased competition for low-wage earners who now have their choice of employers.What has traditionally been perceived as a replaceable, low-value segment of the workforce is today moreempowered than ever and willing to change employers if their needs are not met.