From grocery bills to gas prices, market headlines to rent increases, the economy sends signals we all feel in our day-to-day lives. But how are those signals showing up at work, where confidence ― or a lack of it — can directly influence morale, retention, and performance?

The Energage People Science Team went straight to the source, asking thousands of employees across organizations nationwide to weigh in by responding to this statement: “I feel confident in the current state of the economy.”

Here’s what the data, gathered from 125,000 workers over a six-month period ending in April, told us and why it matters for today’s leaders.

In the past six months, employee confidence in the economy briefly peaked in January before starting a steady decline in the three months that followed. T

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