Top HR Priorities in 2024

Respondents could select up to three options across 16 HR practice areas.

HR professionals identified recruiting (43%), employee experience (31%), and leadership and manager development (27%) as top priorities in 2024.

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Source: 2025 SHRM State of the Workplace Report, SHRM, 2025.

Results based on responses from 1,615 HR professionals. Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.