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Only 15% of employed Americans said they would not leave their current job for any reason, indicating that a significant majority of people are open to a job change if the right offer came along, according to a survey released today by Yoh. And when excluding a pay increase, employed Americans cited better benefits and a flexible work environment as the top reasons they would consider other job offers.

“As a specialized recruiting company, we see this first-hand every day,” Yoh President Emmett McGrath said. “Those with top skills have choices, and these findings indicate that benefits and workplace flexibility offerings should be clear and compelling when speaking with a prospective candidate about a position. It is absolutely critical that recruiters identify early in the process each job seeker’s desires when considering a new role, and pair them with opportunities that fit their specific career and lifestyle needs.”

Employed Americans may be more open to a job that’s further from home but offers remote work capabilities, the research found. 42% of the employed Americans surveyed said they would switch jobs for a flexible work environment, while only 24% would switch for a better commute.

A few years ago, many companies began offering interesting perks like onsite gyms, daycare services, dry-cleaning, onsite baristas and more to keep employees engaged and content. However, the survey found 73% of those surveyed would not leave their current job for a job that offers those types of perks, while 50% would leave for a job that offers better traditional benefits like retirement options, healthcare options, and vacation time.

Additional findings include:

*A larger proportion of employed women than men would consider leaving their current job for a flexible work environment, 44% vs. 39%, and a higher-level position may be more important for employed men as they are more likely to cite leaving for this reason than women at 40% vs. 30%.

*The least common reasons employed Americans said they would consider a job change were for a better commute, at 24%, and more perks such as onsite gyms, daycare, or dry cleaning, at 27%.

*Employed millennials ages 18 to 34 are more likely to report they would leave a current job for “a field of work I’m more interested in” than those aged 45-plus, at 43% vs. 24%.

*Of all age groups, those ages 35 to 44 had the highest proportion of employed Americans, 57%, indicate better benefits as a reason they would leave their current job for a new one.

The online survey of 816 employed US adults was conducted within the US by The Harris Poll on behalf of Braithwaite from March 27 to March 29, 2018.

In For EmployersTags Job Change, Work Life Balance, Benefits, Flexibility

Today is Veterans Day and we join in celebrating each and every one of you that have served this country. We are all free to go to our jobs and businesses today because of the sacrifices made by Veterans and their families. The American military is our defender of freedom here in the US and around the world. It’s not just a collection of Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force branches, it’s made up of the people that serve.

Whether you were drafted many years ago or you volunteered, it was not an easy decision. Sacrifices were made not only by the one serving but from his or her family as well. We would not be the country we are today without those people and those sacrifices.

That is why in offices around the country today we should set aside time today to honor them.

For those who have served, thank you and enjoy your day with your families.

Lately, we have been noticing a growing trend. Contract job orders are increasing. Technical hiring managers are telling us that they are having trouble meeting project deadlines and they are reaching out to us for qualified technical professionals to meet short-term needs. Temporary employees have historically been hired to assist employers to meet business demands yet allow the employer to avoid the cost of hiring a permanent employee. Often, it is the expectation of the employer that if the temporary employee is successful, the temporary employee will be hired.

Recently, the number of IT workers grew at a pace faster than the national jobs rate, and better than many other sectors, including healthcare. Temp, however, grew faster than all but two other sectors tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

TechServe Alliance, the national trade association of the IT and engineering staffing industry, reports IT employment grew 3.2% from June 2013 to June 2014, adding 144,200 workers. The Alliance says there were 4,664,800 IT jobs as of last month.

Engineering jobs also increased, the Tech Alliance said, but at a slower pace. From June to June, engineering jobs increased 1.8% to 2,506,300.

Nationally, the economy added 2.495 million jobs since June 2013, a growth rate of 1.83% on a seasonally adjusted basis. Private sector jobs increased 2.13%.

On a percentage basis, temp employment was among the fastest growing sectors tracked by the BLS. Ranking third, temp workers increased 216,000 to 2.87 million in June 2014, for an 8.4% increase.

The fastest growing sector — and at 209,200 workers, one of the smallest — was the “Other information services” category. Composed mostly of news syndicates, libraries, archives, exclusive Internet publishing and/or broadcasting, and web search portals, according to the BLS, the subsector grew 8.45% on a year-over-year basis.

Residential construction, which went from 610,000 jobs in June 2013 to 660,600 in June 2014 grew at a 8.3% rate.

In For EmployersTags Temp workers, contract staffing, IT workers, technical professionals, Galaxy Management Group