Chart 40 Common reasons for being keen on current job among resident employees, 2025
taking on jobs, while more job stayers valued job stability reasons for being keen on their current jobs among both job switchers and job stayers. These factors, which were more commonly cited than other factors including employee benefits and suitability of working hours, suggest that the match between an individual's skills and motivations and the job role is more crucial to the typical job seeker. 3.6 For job switchers, they were more likely than job stayers to be drawn to potential advancement opportunities in their new roles, with a higher share taking on their current jobs due to the pay (26.4%; 22.0% among job stayers), career prospects (20.3%; 16.0%), and learning opportunities (14.6%; 10.9%) offered compared to those who remained in the same job over the past year. Meanwhile, a higher share of job stayers was keen on their current jobs for the job stability (31.1%; 17.9% among job switchers). Overall, the findings point to diversity in aspirations and individuals making choices of meaningful careers aligned with their personal goals.