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
In the 2022 survey there were 1,514 people respondents.
60 percent worked full-time and 59 percent of those had college degrees.
39 percent had children under the age of 18 living in their household.
40 percent were frontline or essential workers.
Multiple answers were possible.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
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 September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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." Chart. May 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/862750/us-employment-market-main-benefits-expected-by-job-seekers/
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: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/862750/us-employment-market-main-benefits-expected-by-job-seekers/ (last visited September 20, 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.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/862750/us-employment-market-main-benefits-expected-by-job-seekers/