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# 2021 Retention Report: The COVID Edition

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## Get your copy the 2021 Retention Report today

Fill out the form to receive your own copy of the groundbreaking insights of Work Institute's fifth annual **2021 Retention Report: The COVID Edition**

Download this report to learn the impacts the coronavirus pandemic on:

- The overall state of the workforce in 2020
- The overall U.S. Layoffs and Voluntary Turnover
- Turnover segmentation by quarter as the pandemic entered the United States
- Core Drivers and Predictive Turnover Analytics
- What organizations must do to increase employee retention

### Download the 2021 Retention Report: the COVID Edition

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