Engagement Reaches 59%, While Underlying Workforce Risks Persist

DENVER, April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — People Element has released its 2026 Employee Engagement Report, providing analysis of workforce engagement trends and the factors influencing employee experience across industries.

Drawing on feedback from more than 94,000 employees, the report finds that employee engagement reached 59% in 2025, reflecting a modest recovery from recent declines. Despite this improvement, the findings indicate that a substantial portion of the workforce remains not fully engaged.

The report identifies three primary drivers of engagement: communication and employee voice, growth and value, and leadership effectiveness. These factors have remained consistent over multiple years, suggesting that engagement outcomes are tied to sustained organizational practices rather than short-term initiatives.

“The data indicates that while engagement levels have improved, the recovery remains fragile,” said Chris Coberly, CEO of People Element. “Organizations that maintain focus on employee feedback and follow-through will be better positioned to sustain progress.”

The report also outlines several workplace trends affecting engagement in 2026, including increased manager burnout, gaps between executive and employee perceptions of artificial intelligence, continued tension around return-to-office policies, and declining voluntary turnover rates.

Notably, the report highlights a disconnect in AI sentiment, with 76% of executives reporting that employees are excited about AI, compared to 31% of employees indicating the same. Additionally, lower quit rates may obscure underlying disengagement, as employees remain in roles while reporting lower levels of motivation and connection.

The findings suggest that retention alone may not be a sufficient indicator of engagement, and that organizations may need to assess employee experience more directly.

The full 2026 Employee Engagement Report is available at:
https://get.peopleelement.com/2026-employee-engagement-report

About People Element

People Element is a Denver-based HR technology company providing employee survey software for mid-market organizations. They help HR teams upgrade from DIY tools with an easy-to-use, full-lifecycle survey platform covering engagement, onboarding, stay, 360, and exit surveys. Built for frontline-heavy industries, they combine transparent pricing, integrations with HRIS and payroll systems, proprietary benchmarks, and exceptional customer support that consistently sets them apart. The platform’s simplicity, guided service, and reliable results consistently earn High Performer recognition on G2. Learn more at www.peopleelement.com.

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Designed for ultrafast sub-pixel positioning, the P-733 helps improve image stability, boost resolution, and enhance performance in microscopy and photonics applications.

SHREWSBURY, Mass., April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Physik Instrumente (PI), global leader in photonics and nanopositioning technologies, highlights its P-733 piezo scanning stage as a high-performance solution for applications requiring ultrafast, nanometer-precise motion, including image stabilization, focal plane array positioning, pixel-shift imaging, and resolution enhancement. The compact stage platform is designed for applications where extremely small, highly dynamic motions are needed to compensate for vibration, correct image movement, or execute controlled sub-pixel shifts with exceptional repeatability.

Piezo scanning stages are increasingly used in advanced optical and imaging systems to actively stabilize images or laser beams in real time and to improve effective resolution beyond the limits of the native sensor grid. By precisely shifting a focal plane array, image sensor, or optical element in sub-pixel increments, multiple offset images can be captured and digitally combined into a sharper, higher-resolution result. This approach is used in demanding imaging, metrology, microscopy, and photonics applications where even minimal motion errors can degrade image quality.

With high dynamics, frictionless flexure guidance, and direct position feedback for active error correction, the P-733 platform is well suited for next-generation imaging systems that demand speed, stability, and nanometer-level precision.

More information: P-733 Piezo Scanning Stage

Industries and Applications Served
Aerospace, photonics, semiconductor, optics, microscopy, astronomy, image stabilization, laser beam stabilization, laser micro-hole drilling, image resolution enhancement, nanopositioning

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New category highlights enterprise shift to AI-powered, integrated customer engagement

RALEIGH, N.C., April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ: BAND), a leading global enterprise cloud communications company, today announced it has been named a Leader in the inaugural IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Communications Engagement Platforms 2026 Vendor Assessment (doc #US53542326, April 2026). This new category underscores how enterprises are re-architecting communications to support more dynamic, AI-enabled customer engagement.

According to the report, “Bandwidth has crafted a unique and differentiated position in the cloud communications segment.” The report also notes, “This open ecosystem approach gives enterprises the ability to build best-in-class CX technology stacks.”

“We’re honored to be recognized as a Leader in this new and visionary category,” said John Bell, Chief Product Officer at Bandwidth. “Enterprises are looking for flexibility and control as they build modern communications stacks. We give them the freedom to choose and integrate the best conversational AI, CCaaS, CRM and UCaaS applications for their unique business case. This enables our customers to transform how they serve their own customers—adopting new technologies to move faster, improve experiences and strengthen security while maintaining control.”

About IDC MarketScape
IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and service suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.

About Bandwidth Inc.
Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ: BAND) is a global cloud communications company that helps enterprises deliver exceptional experiences through voice calling, text messaging and emergency services. Our solutions and our Communications Cloud, covering 65+ countries and over 90 percent of global GDP, are trusted by all the leaders in unified communications and cloud contact centers–including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cisco, Google, Microsoft, RingCentral, Zoom, Genesys and Five9–as well as Global 2000 enterprises and SaaS builders like Docusign, Uber and Yosi Health. As a founder of the cloud communications revolution, we are the first and only global Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) to offer a unique combination of composable APIs, AI capabilities, owner-operated network and broad regulatory experience. Our award-winning support teams help businesses around the world transform their communications every day.

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