How many people
are walking out?
Turnover is easy to feel and hard to size. Put in your headcount and how many people left, and see your annualised rate against the 13% average — plus how many exits that pace adds up to over a year.
12.0%
Healthyleavers ÷ average headcount, scaled to a year · At or below Mercer's 2025 US average of 13%. Retention looks solid — protect it.
Holding to the 13% average would mean about 26 exits a year at this headcount.
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infoHow this is calculated
The formula is the standard one: the number of people who left during the period, divided by your average headcount over that same period. If your period is shorter than a year, we scale it up to an annual figure so it compares cleanly to benchmarks.
We flag your rate against Mercer's 2025 US Turnover Survey of 2,617 organisations, which put average voluntary turnover at 13%. Treat that as a general anchor, not a universal target: some sectors run far hotter — accommodation and food services average over 50% — so read your number against your own industry and last year, not just the average.
A rate on its own doesn't tell you if it's a problem — losing your best people costs far more than losing a poor fit. When you've got your number, see what each departure actually costs, and if disengagement is driving your exits, read why silence loses people.