Explore the Data:
Employee Outcomes in the "Silver Tsunami"
Visualizing the Impact of Private Business Transitions on Employees
With approximately 200,000 middle-market companies in the U.S. — many of them owned by baby boomers approaching retirement — a significant wave of business transitions is expected, representing an unprecedented transfer of company value in the coming years.
Nearly 130 million people in the U.S. work for private businesses. As these businesses transition in ownership, what do these shifts and the strategies pursued in route mean for them?
Understanding the data
Drawing on data from nearly 1,500 workers whose employers experienced ownership transitions, we first look at how overall employee satisfaction and job quality shift during these changes.
One factor that is likely to change the perceived quality of the job is the new form of ownership the company transitions to. In the following analysis, we control for the previous form of ownership to determine how the new ownership form relates to overall job quality over the next 5 years.
Use the interactive features below to see how outcomes vary depending on the type of new owner.
Transitions Over Time
This chart explores which facets of the employee experience are hit hardest when ownership transitions happen, and which ones bounce back over time.
Explore The Data: Employee Outcomes
This interactive data set gives you a peek behind ownership transitions. Discover how the complex decisions involved — such as who the new buyer is and the strategies they pursue — can impact a significant portion of the country's workforce.
Filters
Choose one or more filters to visualize employee outcomes for specific ownership transitions.