2026 Workforce Data Benchmark Report

How do the best-run organizations measure and act on people data? We analyzed workforce metrics across 100s of mid-market and enterprise teams to give you practical benchmarks for headcount, turnover, overtime, compensation, and productivity.

• ✓ Headcount, turnover, and retention benchmarks by industry
• ✓ Overtime and labor cost trends for hourly workforces
• ✓ Compensation, DEI, and pay-equity metrics
• ✓ Productivity and operational efficiency KPIs
• ✓ Actionable frameworks for any HRIS or payroll system

What will you learn?

Retention & turnover

See voluntary and involuntary turnover benchmarks by industry, company size, and tenure band - plus the leading indicators that predict attrition.

Overtime & labor cost

Compare overtime percentage, cost per hour, and schedule adherence across hourly workforces in manufacturing, retail, healthcare, and logistics.

Compensation & DEI

Review compensation ratio, pay-equity, and representation benchmarks to understand how leading organizations build fair, competitive pay programs.

Time to fill & recruiting

Benchmark pipeline conversion, time-to-fill, and quality-of-hire metrics across recruiting teams and talent sources.

Productivity & ops

Explore headcount plan vs. actual, labor cost modeling, and productivity scorecards used by operations and finance teams.

Data maturity

Learn how organizations at different stages of people-data maturity move from manual reports to automated, AI-assisted workforce analytics.

Want to see your own benchmarks?

Book a demo and we'll show you how Praisidio compares your workforce data against the benchmarks in this report - in real time.