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CHROs rank well below other executives when it comes to being seen as the most influential decision-makers on AI, and health insurance costs are expected to just keep rising.
Here’s a closer look at those numbers and some of the others making headlines in the HR world.
By the numbers
4%
The amount job openings climbed year over year, marking the highest level in 12 months, according to an iCIMS report. At the same time, overall hires fell 5% from the previous year.
12%
The percentage of respondents who identified CHROs as among the most influential decision-makers on AI, per a report by HR platform Beamery.
92%
The share of daily generative AI users who noted achieving greater productivity in the past year, compared to 58% of infrequent users, per PwC’s 2025 Global Workforce Hopes & Fears Survey.
$405
The amount a former Lilly USA employee submitted for reimbursement as a business meal when it was actually a “no-show” hotel fee, according to court records. The falsified reimbursement request cost the worker his job and severance benefits.
$17,496
The average cost of employer-sponsored health insurance in 2025, up 6% from the year before, according to Mercer’s recent 2025 National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans.
