MEMBERS PER EMPLOYEE AND INCOME PER EMPLOYEE
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- According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, employers added 3.1 million jobs in 2023. Although a robust job market helped fill many of these job vacancies, a shortage of workers means many positions remain unfilled. Despite having more Americans in the workforce today than before the pandemic, the overall labor force participation rate has declined.
- Industry membership has grown at a compounded annual rate of 3.5% during the past five years, outpacing employee growth of 2.6%. As a result, credit union leadership and employees have had to leverage the power of purpose and technological efficiencies to provide the same level of service .
- In the past five years, assets per employee have increased by a compounded rate of 5.8% and reached $6.6 million as of March 31, 2024. In the wake of higher loan and investment yields, income per employee reached $389,785. These numbers suggest credit union employees have been able to handle the influx of members, allowing credit unions to bring in more income.
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