In both 2021 and 2022, overall compensation was the most important factor for job seekers accepting work in the United States. This figure still increased significantly within this time period, with a fifteen percent increase of respondents citing this as their most important reason for accepting a job in 2022. In 2022, respondents cared less about company location, company values, and job security than in 2021.
Main factors and benefits job seekers consider when accepting a job in the United States from 2021 to 2022
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Jobvite. (May 11, 2022). Main factors and benefits job seekers consider when accepting a job in the United States from 2021 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/862750/us-employment-market-main-benefits-expected-by-job-seekers/
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Jobvite. (2022). Main factors and benefits job seekers consider when accepting a job in the United States from 2021 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/862750/us-employment-market-main-benefits-expected-by-job-seekers/
Jobvite. "Main Factors and Benefits Job Seekers Consider When Accepting a Job in The United States from 2021 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/862750/us-employment-market-main-benefits-expected-by-job-seekers/
Jobvite, Main factors and benefits job seekers consider when accepting a job in the United States from 2021 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/862750/us-employment-market-main-benefits-expected-by-job-seekers/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Main factors and benefits job seekers consider when accepting a job in the United States from 2021 to 2022 [Graph], Jobvite, May 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/862750/us-employment-market-main-benefits-expected-by-job-seekers/