Updated: July 12, 2020 (January 15, 2001)
Charts & IllustrationsEmployee Attrition Rates
Chief Operating Officer Bob Herbold has discussed employee attrition at the last three annual Microsoft Financial Analyst Meetings. Although the statistics shown varied in each meeting, a few points are clear: Microsoft experienced a sharp rise in employee attrition in fiscal year 2000, while attrition rates are declining industrywide. Nonetheless, Microsoft still enjoys an advantage over the computer and software services industry at large.
| Time Period at Microsoft | Attrition Rate, Microsoft Employees (Source: Financial Analyst Meetings*) | Calendar Year | Median Voluntary Separation Rate, Computer and Software Services Industry (Source: Saratoga Institute)** | Attrition Rate, IT Workers with Highly Marketable Skills (Source: Hewitt Associates) | ||
| 1998* | 1999* | 2000* | ||||
| July 93-June 94 (FY94) | 8.9% | 9.3% | 9.3% | |||
| July 94-June 95 (FY95) |
8.1% | |||||
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