Compensation — not benefits — lures employees to new roles 

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  • Key Insight: Discover how compensation pressures are overtaking career advancement as primary job-change driver.
  • What’s at Stake: Wage stagnation risks eroding productivity and talent competitiveness across sectors.
  • Supporting Data: 47% of U.S. workers plan to search for new jobs in 2026.
  • Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review

Nearly half of U.S. workers plan to look for a new job in 2026, even as a slight majority say they expect to stay where they are, highlighting a workforce divided between the need for stability and mounting financial pressure, according to a new report from career site Zety.

Jimmy Nesbitt
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Jimmy Nesbitt is a reporter at Employee Benefit News, where he covers the evolving landscape of workplace benefits, healthcare, retirement, financial wellness and related policy issues. His career … Read full bio


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