Workplace Productivity Statistics: Trends, Causes & Data-Driven Insights
Top 5 Workplace Productivity Statistics
- Employees who had the flexibility to work remotely were 73% more likely to say they were engaged. (Wrike)
- The most productive employees tend to work in organizations with higher tech adoption and a generous amount of flexibility in when or where they work (60%) (Slack: The State of Work 2023)
- 71% of business leaders are under pressure from their company’s management to squeeze more productivity out of their teams (Slack: The State of Work 2023)
- Prioritizing these six key factors of employee disengagement could help companies annually save up to $56 million—Inadequate total compensation, lack of meaningful work, lack of workplace flexibility, lack of career development and advancement, unreliable and unsupportive people at work, and unsafe workplace environment (McKinsey)
- Many employees spend around 21 hours a week online, which is about 48% of the workday. This includes surfing the web, checking social media, or online shopping. (Electro IQ)
More Workplace Productivity Statistics
| Statistic | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 80% of employees say that their companies’ health programs impact productivity | FinancesOnline | Unknown |
| Many employees spend around 21 hours a week online, which is about 48% of the workday. This includes surfing the web, checking social media, or online shopping. | Electro IQ | 2025 |
| 70% of workers say that they have too many meetings and emails | SMB Guide | 2025 |
| Regular breaks make teams 13% more productive | SMB Guide | 2025 |
| In 2024, the global percentage of engaged employees fell from 23% to 21% | Gallup State of the Global Workplace 2025 | 2025 |
| Workers spend up to 32% of their time on Facebook, which costs companies about $28 billion annually | Electro IQ | 2025 |
| Tuesday is the most productive day of the week, with an average work time of 6 hours and 44 minutes | Electro IQ | 2025 |
| 48% of employees say they are productive less than 75% of the time | Electro IQ | 2025 |
| 53% of employees feel pressured to respond to messages quickly, even outside of work hours | Electro IQ | 2025 |
| 87% of employees say they would be more productive if they could choose how many days they work from home | Electro IQ | 2025 |
| 40% of workers say they have an excessive workload | Headspace 2024 Workforce State of Mind Report | 2024 |
| Labor productivity in the nonfarm business sector increased 2.3 percent in 2024, following an increase of 1.6 percent in 2023 and a decrease of 1.5 percent in 2022 | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | 2024 |
| The most productive employees tend to work in organizations with higher tech adoption and a generous amount of flexibility in when or where they work (60%) | Slack: The State of Work 2023 | 2023 |
| 71% of business leaders are under pressure from their company’s management to squeeze more productivity out of their teams | Slack: The State of Work 2023 | 2023 |
| Prioritizing these six key factors of employee disengagement could help companies annually save up to $56 million—Inadequate total compensation, lack of meaningful work, lack of workplace flexibility, lack of career development and advancement, unreliable and unsupportive people at work, and unsafe workplace environment | McKinsey | 2023 |
| Employees who have adopted AI at work are 90% more likely to report high productivity, but only 27% of companies are investing in AI to drive these types of results | Slack: The State of Work 2023 | 2023 |
| 70% of employees surveyed by Slack said that fewer meetings and emails would improve their productivity | Slack: The State of Work 2023 | 2023 |
| On average, employees spend 32% of their time on performative work that gives the appearance of productivity | Slack: The State of Work 2023 | 2023 |
| Respondents in a Slack survey said 43% their meetings could be eliminated with no real adverse consequences | Slack: The State of Work 2023 | 2023 |
| Employee disengagement and attrition could cost a median-size S&P 500 company between $228 million and $355 million a year in lost productivity | McKinsey | 2023 |
| 58% of remote workers feel engaged in their job | Buffer State of Remote Work 2023 | 2023 |
| 70% of remote workers say that focused work is easier to do when working remotely | Buffer State of Remote Work 2023 | 2023 |
| Half of HR leaders say that productivity and employee well-being are motivations for maintaining hybrid work arrangements | The 2023 Pulse of HR | 2023 |
| Net productivity of an average American worker has grown by 253% in the last seven decades. | GoRemotely | 2023 |
| The average employee is only productive for 2 hours and 53 minutes per day | GoRemotely | 2023 |
| 83% of workers believe that they don’t have to work in an office to be productive | GoRemotely | 2023 |
| 66% of companies say remote work increased productivity | FlexOS | 2023 |
| Employees who had the flexibility to work remotely were 73% more likely to say they were engaged. | Wrike | 2021 |
| 48% of employees self-report being productive less than 75% of the time | Wrike | 2021 |
| 22% of those surveyed by Wrike in 2021 said they could achieve 50% more meaningful work if the repetitive, administrative parts of their job were automated | Wrike | 2021 |
| Engaged employees are 33% more likely than disengaged employees to say they have the tools, resources, and support needed to work effectively. | Wrike | 2021 |
| 10 to 11 AM is the most productive time for US workers. | Moneypenny | 2021 |
| The vast majority of industries agree that Monday is the most productive day of the week – including finance, law, healthcare and marketing; whereas sales is the only industry that thinks Friday is the most productive day of the week. | Moneypenny | 2021 |
| Employers say that home-based workers are 42% more productive and that a remote worker’s efficiency is 38% higher | Gitlab The Remote Work Report 2021 | 2021 |
| According to remote workers, the top 3 remote-work benefits to employers are increased productivity (42%), increased efficiency (38%), and increased employee morale (31%). | Gitlab The Remote Work Report 2021 | 2021 |
| In 2020, poor employee health cost US employers $575 billion in lost productivity. | Integrated Benefits Institute | 2020 |
| 2 in 3 employees say outdated technology hurts their productivity | Zenbusiness | 2019 |
| Teams with high employee engagement have better customer engagement, greater productivity, better retention, and 21% higher profitability. | Gallup | 2018 |
| The percentage of “engaged” workers in the U.S. — those who are involved in, enthusiastic about and committed to their work and workplace — is now 34% | Gallup | 2018 |
| 34% of U.S. employees are engaged—16.5% are “actively disengaged” — a ratio of two engaged workers for every actively disengaged one. | Gallup | 2016 |
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Derek B
Customer Success Manager, CurrentWare
Derek is a Customer Success Manager at CurrentWare, dedicated to helping clients realize long-term value from their products. Since 2016, he has worked in the tech sector, driving real ROI through tailored onboarding, proactive support, and strategic guidance on critical solutions like software licence optimization, employee productivity, web filtering and USB device control. Derek fosters strong relationships and cross-functional collaboration to boost retention, satisfaction, and growth, ensuring clients effectively manage productivity and security.
