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34%
34% -- employee retention lift from professional development for employees offered professional development (2026)
Employees who are offered professional development have 34% higher retention than those without such opportunities.
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34%
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2026
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60
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30
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45
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95
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Better Buys
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employees offered professional development: 34% employee retention lift from professional development. Source: Better Buys (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/professional-development-retention-lift
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