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A new report from Glassdoor found that the share of entry-level US workers reporting a positive six-month business outlook for their employers dropped to 43.4% in May — the lowest point recorded since the company began tracking the metric in 2016 — while mid- and senior-level workers’ confidence has ticked up.
Broader issues
The sentiment goes beyond company-specific gripes. Over the past year, employee reviews on Glassdoor have reflected growing anxieties about the broader economic picture: mentions of “layoffs,” “uncertainty,” and “economy” in reviews rose 18%, 63%, and 18%, respectively. Those fears aren’t coming out of nowhere.
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Dataset
| Year | % of entry level workers reporting positive 6-mo outlook for employer |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 43% |
| 2024 | 45% |
| 2023 | 49% |
| 2022 | 53% |
| 2021 | 50% |
| 2020 | 50% |
| 2019 | 49% |
| 2018 | 50% |
| 2017 | 49% |
| 2016 | 50% |
Data sources
Glassdoor collects tens of thousands of employee ratings of their employers’ six-month business outlook (rated as “positive”, “neutral,” or “negative”) each month. The index is the share of U.S. full-time and part-time employees who report a positive six-month business outlook for their employer. The index is reweighted to account for changes in the platform and by industry to match a nationally representative mix of employee ratings by industry. Data presented at the industry and seniority levels are three-month trailing averages.