Gallup reported that the average percentage of employees engaged in an organization over the past 18 years was 30%. In the US alone, employee engagement has improved from a low of 26% between 2000 to 2005 to 38% in 2020, according to employee engagement statistics 2020.
On the other hand, the average percentage of US employees who are disengaged over the past 18 years was 17%. Although it’s worth mentioning that the drop to under 20% happened right after the recession in 2007.