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Retention Rate
Percentage of employees retained over the period
How it’s computed
1 - turnover_rate
What the evidence shows
Evidence (effect sizes, priors, validity) is syncing from Principia.
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 · principia:metrics
What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“With clever segmentation, you might learn that people who agree with the statement, “I know my next career move at the company” are one-third less likely to exit in the next 12 months as someone who disagrees with the statement. With segmentation, you might learn that there’s no…”
— People Analytics For Dummiesmatch 64%
“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 57%
“Maybe your employees prefer additional off-days instead of cash rewards? Candidate experience rating. To analyze the candidate experience survey is to use the Net Promotor Score (NPS) method: (3) “Promoters”, are candidates who rated 9 or 10 in the candidate experience survey.…”
— Predictive HR Analyticsmatch 56%
Resources: People Analytics For Dummies · Predictive HR Analytics