American Worker Motivation Is Falling This Year, New Data Shows

Motivation among American workers is on the wane this year, and a majority of them aren’t highly engaged with their jobs — reducing their productivity — a new survey shows.

The ADP Research Institute, an arm of a major US payroll-processing firm, on Wednesday unveiled its monthly Employee Motivation & Commitment Index, with data going back to December 2021.

The index assesses employee engagement, resilience and connection. As of August, it stood at 100, the lowest level since June last year, and down from a December peak of 121. ADP says that values above 100 suggest growing commitment and ...