Since 2014, United Minds has tracked, observed and catalogued employee engagement and advocacy through its Employee Rising series.

On balance, over the last decade changing dynamics in the employee experience have been a net positive for U.S. workers. This is reflected in our 2024 global study. Employees today are…happy, and employee satisfaction and positive perceptions of the workplace are up across the board. This is attributed in part to nearly two decades of investment in improving employee communications and engagement. Companies who have built strong foundations in basic communications, executive visibility, and employee listening are seeing dividends in overall performance, talent retention, and employee advocacy.

And yet, there is still work to be done.

While recent advances in workplace policies and approaches have prioritized a more flexible, empathetic, inclusive workplace, at the same time, in the U.S., there is a widening gap in income and pay inequality. Swings in labor relations and power dynamics that have created deeply embedded trust gaps between workers and their employers.