turnover rate
Staff replacement frequency
Turnover rate measures how frequently something is replaced within a given period.
In business, it typically refers to employee departures: The company's high turnover rate suggested problems with management.
In finance, it measures how quickly inventory sells or assets change hands.
A high turnover rate can signal either healthy activity or instability, depending on context.
- attritionGradual reduction through loss
- job satisfactionContentment with one's employment
- two weeks noticeCustomary resignation advance warning
- exit interviewDeparting worker's feedback session
- exit strategyPreplanned departure method
onboarding process · organizational culture · talent acquisition · talent pipeline · fresh blood · performance metrics · replacement cost · stock rotation · shelf life · sell-by date · stock · capital flow · retail · recruitment · vacancy · reaction · cofactor · hiring
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- ratesroyalty, per diem, interest rates, exchange rates, percentage
- labor economicsjob market, labor supply, labor demand, employment rates, unemployment rates
- staffingstaffing, hiring, staffing firm, staffing agency, staffing firms
- biogeochemistrycarbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, oxygen cycle, nutrient cycle, mineralization
- HR metricsheadcount, absenteeism, FTE, attrition, retention
turnover rateretention rate
Proportion remaining over time
employee retention · staff retention · staying power · tenure · longevity
turnover ratestability
Resistance to displacement
continuity · constancy · permanence · stagnation · unchangingness