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40%

40% -- productivity loss rate for companies with multitasking employees (2026)

Name: Productivity Loss Rate Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-10-04

2026 · bif.rs

Multitasking-induced errors and employee health consequences reduce company productivity by up to 40%.

Up to 40% (stated as 'i do 40%')
Attributed to the American Psychological Association (APA)

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40%

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Percentage

Data Vintage

2026

Entity

companies with multitasking employees

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Strong, reliable evidence

Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.

61/100 confidence

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bif.rs Primary Tier C

https://bif.rs/2026/08/mit-o-uspesnom-obavljanju-vise-poslova-u-isto-vreme/ ↗

Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: 2026 Channel: Common Crawl

Source Article

Mit o uspešnom obavljanju više poslova u isto vreme

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bif.rs · Original study ↗

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Attributed to the American Psychological Association (APA); cited via Serbian business publication Biznis i finansije

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companies with multitasking employees: 40% productivity loss rate. Source: bif.rs (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/multitasking-productivity-loss-40

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