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New Role Creation Rate
Rate at which new positions are being created
How it’s computed
COUNT(new_roles) / total_roles
What the evidence shows
Evidence (effect sizes, priors, validity) is syncing from Principia.
What this metric can show you
New Role Creation Rate can tell roughly 25 pre-built stories — each a designed scene the data either confirms or it doesn’t. Bring your numbers and the Story Finder runs every one of these shapes against them.
specific to workforce planning
{mover} is becoming a bigger share of who you are
workforce-composition · T1
{mover} is fading from the mix
workforce-composition · T1
One unit is over-managed
workforce-composition · T1
Retention is working
retention · T1
Spans are stretched thin in one corner
workforce-composition · T1
The mix is holding steady
workforce-composition · T1
The organization you have isn't the one you had
workforce-composition · T1
universal shapes — any single metric can take these
A few large values are doing the talking
any focus · T1
A one-time event, not a trend
any focus · T1
It doesn't track — the premise is false
any focus · T1
It's concentrated — one group stands apart
any focus · T1
Scenes are pre-built; your data is the toggle. Browse the full deck or watch one play end-to-end in The Quiet Exodus.
Run it on your data
This metric is computed in the People Analytics Toolbox on your own numbers. See pricing — posted, no quotes.
sources: toolbox:metrics-catalog
What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“Percentage of open positions analytics: The formula for percentage of open positions is, Percentage of open positions = Total number of open positions / Total number of open positions in the company A high percentage of open positions can indicate jobs that have high attrition.…”
— People Analytics Text Mining with Rmatch 51%
“Percentage of open positions analytics: The formula for percentage of open positions is, Percentage of open positions = Total number of open positions / Total number of open positions in the company A high percentage of open positions can indicate jobs that have high attrition.…”
— Predictive HR Analyticsmatch 51%
“Labour Cost Expense Percent Labour Cost / Operating Cost The total labour costs as a percentage of total expenses. Labour cost can be a significant operating expense, in an organization that relies on human capital to generate value. Review this with Revenue per FTE to ensure…”
— Predictive HR Analyticsmatch 49%
Resources: People Analytics Text Mining with R · Predictive HR Analytics