the great workforce adaptation.
Our 23rd Workmonitor - drawing on insights from over 27,000 workers, 1,225 employers, and over 3 million job postings - outlines how businesses and talent can adapt together to unlock growth. We refer to this as the Great Workforce Adaptation.
closing the gap.
While 95% of employers forecast growth in 2026, only 51% of the workforce shares that optimism, putting growth at risk. Without a workforce that is aligned, productive, and adopting AI at speed, the business optimism for 2026 will not materialize.
Labor markets are under immense pressure, and it will be those that adapt that will succeed. AI should be seen as key to augmenting tasks and highlighting the importance of roles that only people can do. Traditional career goals are changing, with talent and organizations thinking with greater flexibility about what success looks like. However, human connection remains core to organizations, with managers taking on an ever more important role in maintaining stability during the Great Workforce Adaptation. Only when businesses and talent are on the same page can true growth be unlocked.