A "Now Hiring" sign is displayed in a business window on Sept. 5, 2025, in New York City, N.Y. Most roles take more than 30 days to fill, according to Workday, and some take more than 60.
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This week, workers responding to a survey said they’d take a pay cut to work with friends, and P.F. Chang’s agreed to a monetary settlement to resolve a religious accommodation dispute.
Here’s a closer look at those numbers and some of the others making headlines in the HR world.
By the numbers
More than 30 days
The amount of time it takes employers to fill most roles, according to Workday. A quarter of roles take more than 60 days.
10%
The amount below market rate pay for which many employees say they’d be willing to work, if it meant they could work with close friends, according to KPMG.
More than 330,000
The number of women ages 20 and over who left the workforce since January, according to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Democratic Women’s Caucus. In the same time period, more than 103,000 men entered the labor force.
$80,000
The amount P.F. Chang’s will pay to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charge alleging that an Alabama restaurant refused to hire an applicant who requested Sundays off because of his religious beliefs.
More than 40%
The share of surveyed learning and development leaders who said artificial intelligence could entirely replace their roles, according to a report from LearnUpon.