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Health benefit costs are slated to increase at a rate not seen since 2010, and a growing number of workforces are dispersed across the country.
Here’s a closer look at those numbers and some of the others making headlines in the HR world.
By the numbers
8x
How much more likely workers are to produce great work when they feel a strong sense of hope in the workplace, according to a report from the O.C. Tanner Institute.
10%
The percentage of HR and learning professionals surveyed who said they are fully confident that their workforce is appropriately skilled to meet business goals over the one to two years, survey results from Skillsoft found.
15
The number of years since health benefit costs per employee last climbed as high as 2026 projections, according to preliminary results from Mercer’s 2025 National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans. Costs are expected to jump an average 6.5% next year.
27%
The percentage of on-site remote-capable employees surveyed who said their team is spread across different work locations, up from 13% in 2023, per a Gallup report.
4,000
The approximate number of customer service agents Salesforce cut as it employed more artificial intelligence agents, CEO Marc Benioff said.
