Size Does Matter: Big Companies Retain Employees Longer
A recent study by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business
Administration documents the impact of company size on wages and benefits. The study found that all other things being equal, employees at larger companies have longer job tenures than those working in smaller establishments. Moreover, the study found that service and manufacturing occupations pay more in larger establishments as well.
Written with funding from the Office of Advocacy by John Hope and
Patrick Mackin of SAG Corporation, the study determined that each
additional year of tenure on a job reduces the probability of turnover by
81 percent. It also established that the offering of benefits reduces the
probability of an employee leaving in a given year by slightly more than 26
percent.
"The reasons for shorter job tenure and lower compensation in smaller
establishments are not yet well understood," said Dr. Chad Moutray, Chief
Economist for the Office of Advocacy. "Smaller establishments tend to be
younger, and younger firms are more volatile. Their higher closure rate
could be a major factor in determining job tenure rates. More study is
needed to fully understand this phenomenon," he said.
The report, The Relationship Between Employee Turnover and Employee
Compensation in Small Business, analyzes a unique set of data drawn from
the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth gathered by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
The Office of Advocacy, the "small business watchdog" of the federal
government, examines the role and status of small business in the economy
and independently represents the views of small business to federal
agencies, Congress, and the President. It is the source for small business
statistics presented in user-friendly formats, and it funds research into
small business issues.
For more information and a complete copy of the report, visit the
Office of Advocacy website at http://www.sba.gov/advo.
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