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The Real Cost of Unhappy Employees (Infographic) What high turnover costs your business and how to get your employees to be more engaged in their work.

By Kathleen Davis

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Just because you love your business doesn't mean your employees do. According to data compiled by Bolt Insurance, a whopping 80 percent of employees are dissatisfied with their jobs in some way. And when that dissatisfaction gets so high that employees jump ship, it can cost an average of one fifth of the employee's salary to find a replacement, not to mention the loss in productivity.

Take a look at the infographic below for more on the industries with the highest turnover rates and what businesses can do to keep their employees more engaged in their work.

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The Real Cost of Unhappy Employees (Infographic)

Kathleen Davis is the former associate editor at Entrepreneur.com.

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