Sources

91% of employees are stressed about finances

Source: BrightPlan’s 2024 Wellness Barometer Survey

18% of employees have only basic financial literacy

Source: BrightPlan’s 2024 Wellness Barometer Survey

48% of employees have more debt than is manageable

Source: BrightPlan’s 2024 Wellness Barometer Survey

41% – Employees considering leaving their employers within the next year

Source: BrightPlan’s 2024 Wellness Barometer Survey

72% – Employees stressed about their finances who would leave for another company that cares more about their financial well-being.

Source: BrightPlan’s 2024 Wellness Barometer Survey

30% – Employees who said enhanced benefits would make them more committed and more likely to stay with their employer.

Source: BrightPlan’s 2024 Wellness Barometer Survey

42% – Employees who say their organization’s commitment to DEI impacts whether they stay long-term.

Source: McKinsey’s The State of Organizations 2023

75% – Job seekers consider an employer’s DEI stance when deciding where to work.

Source: Glassdoor’s 2020 Diversity Hiring Survey

50% – Companies with above-average diversity financially outperform less diverse peers by 50%.

Source: BCG’s 2018 How Diverse Leadership Teams Boost Innovation study

67% – Employees are disengaged at work

Source: BrightPlan’s 2024 Wellness Barometer Survey

$4.7B/week – The cost of financially stressed employees on U.S. employers

Source: BrightPlan’s 2024 Wellness Barometer Survey

94% – HR leaders think employers need to make major benefits changes to keep employees happy

Source: BrightPlan’s 2024 Wellness Barometer Survey

85% – Employees say their well-being has declined since the start of the pandemic

Source: Harvard Business Review Beyond Burnout 2021

53% – U.S. adults say financial stress related to the coronavirus has hurt their mental health

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation

32% – U.S. adults avoid medical treatment due to the inability or fear of paying medical bills

Source: Bankrate Survey