60% of workers find new job opportunities in 2026

According to Manpower Company, the report is based on a survey of more than 13,918 workers in 19 countries to better understand workers' expectations and feelings of overall happiness, job satisfaction and job confidence.

The employee satisfaction index will reach 67% in 2026. The decrease compared to last year mainly came from the occupational confidence index. Meanwhile, the overall happiness index and work satisfaction index remained stable.

Regarding the global employee satisfaction index 2026, Manpower Company said that the global employee satisfaction index reflects employee feelings through three main indexes consisting of 12 separate criteria, thereby clarifying the values that employees value the most in the context of a rapidly changing world of work.

In the context that 49% of surveyed workers said they often experience high levels of stress at work every day, the advantage will be for businesses that know how to take care of employees with specific policies to reduce the burnout of workers.

The report also shows the situation where although workers are attached to their current job, they are still looking for new opportunities with 60% of workers actively looking for other job opportunities. The proposed solution is for businesses to increase discussions on meaningful career paths to understand the desire to develop careers and increase income of the workforce.

A encouraging sign is that up to 44% of workers have completed training courses within the past 6 months. Manpower Company assessed that employees clearly recognize that training is the key to restoring their own confidence. Therefore, businesses can take advantage of the AI skills shortage to expand training and increase learning participation rates to have the advantage of improving productivity and increasing human resource engagement.

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