Percentage of employees who use emojis at least once a day, according to a survey by Clutch: 40
Percentage who rely on emojis to convey tone and visualize emotions better in workplace communications: 31
Percentage who say it is very unprofessional to use emojis in work emails: 31
Source: Clutch.
Employee turnover rate for businesses in the U.S., according to Checkster: 28
Amount U.S. businesses may lose annually as a result of voluntary employee turnover: $1 trillion
Source: Checkster.
Of the 20 billion LEGO bricks that are manufactured every year, number of pieces per million that are found to be defective, according to research by Alex Daniel of BESTLIFE: 18
Source: BESTLIFE.
Percentage by which anxiety levels have dropped in the U.S. (worldwide they are the lowest since April 2020), according to a survey by Deloitte: 10
Percentage of consumers who plan to spend the same or more on apparel and restaurants in the coming weeks: 75
Source: Deloitte.
Percentage of American households with an income over $100,000 who actually increased their savings during the pandemic, according to a survey by LendingTree: 59
Percentage who had decreased savings: 17
Percentage of those earning less than $35,000 who had decreased savings: 41
Source: Lending Tree.
Percentage of Americans who said in January 2021 that they washed their hands six to 15 times a day, compared to just 37% in January 2020, according to the Bradley Corp.: 57
Percentage of Americans who just wave to say hello: 53
Percentage of who elbow bump: 29
Percentage who air hug: 16
Source: Bradley Corp.
Percentage of potential travelers who would be as likely or more likely to travel to a destination with a provider that requires proof of the COVID-19 vaccine (such as a vaccine passport), according to a study by The Points Guy: 76
Percentage of those with a desire to travel who are likely to get the COVID-19 vaccine or are already vaccinated: 74
Source: The Points Guy.
Percentage of Americans working from home today who want flexibility in the amount of time they spend in their office when they return, according to the Ipsos survey: 72
Percentage who say they feel more productive with a flexible schedule: 70
Percentage who want to return to the office occasionally: 62
Percentage of workers who say that if their employer required them to return to the office full time, they would look for another job with more flexibility: 42
Source: Ipsos.
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people's finances, estimated number of Americans who say they cannot afford another year like 2020, according to a WalletHub survey: 145 million
Percentage increase in Americans' worries about money this year, surpassing COVID-19 as being the top stressor in America: 15
Source: WalletHub.
Number of distinct consumer groups that have emerged as a result of the pandemic, according to research by Acosta: 4
Percentage of shoppers who fall into the "Panic Button" group -- has high COVID concern and has made significant and swift changes, like stocking up and shopping online: 21
Percentage who fall into the "Hunkering Down" segment -- having made moderate changes, including shopping less and spending less: 28
Percentage of shoppers who are in the "Social Distancers" segment -- made only small changes, like buying more groceries than usual: 28
Source: Acosta.
Idle Thought
"The man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply without." -- Ernest Hemingway