Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how many employers are advertising training opportunities to potential candidates.
Ginger Christ, Editor
Dentists care for patients at a Remote Area Medical mobile dental and medical clinic at Terre Haute South High School on Aug. 2, 2025, in Terre Haute, Ind. Some recently surveyed workers admitted they would rather get a cavity filled than talk about politics with their co-workers.
As employers look to see how artificial intelligence will fit into their operations, one report found that more than 17,000 jobs have been directly affected this year alone.
Here’s a closer look at those numbers and some of the others making headlines in the HR world.
By the numbers 8.1% – The percentage of job postings in August that mentioned employer-provided training programs, compared to 3.4% in January 2018, according to Indeed’s Hiring Lab research.
12 – The number of weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave that eligible employees can take in a 12-month period under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
14% – The percentage of workers who said they would rather have a cavity filled than talk politics at work, per Monster’s Politics in the Workplace Report.
30% – The share of employers who offer family caregiver leave, the 2026 U.S. Leave Management Report from Aon company NFP found.
17,375 – The number of job cuts that have been directly attributed to AI this year, led by the tech industry, per a report by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
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