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Metric

Attrition Rate

What share of our workforce left during this period?

AttritionDescriptiveDiagnosticPredictive

Definition

The proportion of employees who exit the organization in a period.

How to calculate it

(Separations during period / Average headcount) × 100

Business question

What share of our workforce left during this period?

How to read it

Compare voluntary and involuntary components before reacting; segment by tenure and function.

Recommended segments

  • Business unit
  • Geography
  • Function
  • Grade or level

How to visualize it

  • Trend over time
  • Segment comparison
  • Distribution

Decisions it supports

Retention program investment, manager development, and compensation review timing.

What can make it misleading

Annualizing partial-period data without seasonality adjustment; excluding probationary exits without documenting.

Updated 2026-08-09