GoKawiilGallup: US employee engagement drops to 29%, lowest since 2011
Gallup's Q3 survey found only 29% of US employees are engaged at work, down two points from the previous quarter and the lowest level since 2011. The decline, which Gallup estimates equals about 3.2 million fewer engaged workers this quarter and 11 million since 2020, was driven largely by remote and hybrid employees, particularly at companies using AI.
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Gallup links the drop to employees feeling less clear about expectations and less cared for personally, trends it says worsened faster among remote workers. Jim Harter, Gallup's chief scientist, suggests physical distance from offices may be compounding psychological distance as AI tools are introduced, though this is offered as a possible explanation rather than a confirmed cause. Gallup warns that disengagement can hurt productivity, safety and profitability, giving employers reason to scrutinize how AI rollout and remote work policies affect morale.
- US employee engagement fell to 29% in Q3, the lowest since 2011
- Roughly 11 million fewer workers have been engaged since 2020, per Gallup's estimates
- Remote and hybrid workers in AI-adopting firms saw the steepest engagement declines
Source: techspot.com — Rob Thubron, 2026-10-29
Published there as: “Americans are losing enthusiasm for their jobs, with AI and remote workers at the centre of the decline”
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