Younger Workers Show ‘Dramatic Decline’ in Engagement

The workplace has seen dramatic drops in engagement over the past few years among millennial and Generation Z workers, Gallup announced in a blog post. The trend has been particularly pronounced among older millennials. 

While baby boomers are slightly more engaged, all other generations saw slides in their level of engagement. The percentage of engaged older millennials fell from 39% to 32%, while younger millennials and Gen Z fell from 40% to 35% and Generation X fell from 35% to 31%. 

The lack of engagement has implications for retention; Jim Harter, chief scientist of workplace management and wellbeing at Gallup, wrote in the blog post that younger workers “are increasingly more likely to be actively looking for new jobs or watching for openings.”

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