Employee Insight Reports
Kenexa Employee Insight Reports provide in-depth summaries of employee opinions on the latest trends and issues in the workplace. These reports are based on employee research from the Kenexa Research Institute (KRI) and supplement KRI press releases with additional data.
The Kenexa Research Institute Finds an Increase in Employee Confidence in the Fourth Quarter 2009
In December 2009, the global employee confidence index score was 98.0, a very slight improvement from the third quarter (97.9). Brazil (107.5), China (105.6) and India (101.3) reported the highest levels of employee confidence, while France (94.9), Japan (94.0) and Spain (92.4) reported the lowest levels. The United Kingdom’s employee confidence index score was 99.8.
For the year ending December 31, 2009, the 12 largest economies reported an increase in employee confidence index scores, with the exception of Japan, which reported a slight decrease for the year. The global employee confidence index score for the fourth quarter of 2009 increased approximately 4 points, from 93.8 in the first quarter. Countries that reported the most improvement in employee confidence index scores throughout 2009 were China (15.8 point increase), Italy (8.1) and Brazil (7.1). The United States’ employee confidence index score was 97.1.