Connecticut · The cost of turnover

Turnover is the most expensive line item on your floor.

In manufacturing and logistics, replacing hourly workers costs far more than any bill-rate difference between staffing vendors. Here is what the industry data says — and how we change it in Connecticut.

The benchmark table

What churn runs in this industry.

Annual turnover benchmarks. These are industry figures — not Lingo client results — and they are why "cheapest bill rate" is usually the most expensive way to staff.

Manufacturing (overall)26–28%BLS JOLTS + industry surveys, 2025
Production / assembly workers30–38%Industry surveys, 2025
Warehouse & distribution28–36%Industry & logistics workforce research
High-volume fulfillment100%+Logistics workforce research
All U.S. industries20–22%BLS JOLTS, 2025
50–75% of pay to replace one hourly worker SHRM
6–9 months of salary is the same math, put another way SHRM
$3,000–$5,000+ per warehouse / DC exit Industry research
31% of temps quit an assignment early SIA Temporary Worker Survey
Why they actually leave

The signals inside the churn.

25% left for a better job

Pay and schedule competitiveness matter more than most plants assume. (SIA)

15% left because the job was not what they were told

Expectation-setting is a retention lever, not a recruiting detail. (SIA)

5.1% monthly turnover in transportation & warehousing

Roughly your whole crew over an 18-month span, at the early-2025 pace. (BLS)

Top firms redeploy 40–60% of their workers

Below 25% means you are paying to re-recruit people you already had. (SIA)

Run your own numbers

What is turnover costing your floor?

Set your headcount and annual turnover — we’ll do the replacement math with the industry’s $3,000–$5,000 cost per warehouse exit.

18replacements a year
$54K–$90Kannual replacement cost

At $3,000–$5,000 per exit (SHRM / industry research) — before the shifts you ran short, the overtime to cover them, and the throughput you never got back. Industry benchmarks, not Lingo client results.

How Lingo changes it in Connecticut

Churn is a process problem. We run the process.

A screened local bench

Our Connecticut recruiters vet people before your order lands — so fills happen the same week, often next day, with workers who actually live near your site and shift.

Honest expectations up front

15% of temps quit because the job wasn’t what they were told. We set pay, shift, and duties straight before day one — expectation-setting is a retention lever.

Redeployment, not re-recruiting

Proven workers move to their next Lingo assignment instead of back to the market — you get people with a track record we’ve already seen.

The 8-Hour Guarantee

If an associate isn’t working out in their first 8 hours, you are not billed for that time — we still pay them, and we put a replacement on your next shift.

Want the turnover math for your site?

Tell us who you are and our Connecticut team will run the numbers for your actual headcount and shifts — and show you what we'd do about it.

Goes straight to our Connecticut team — a real local person follows up, usually same business day.

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