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* '''[[Consumer Confidence Index|U.S. Consumer Confidence Index]]''' – Begun by The Conference Board in 1967, this monthly survey of 5,000 households is widely established as the leading measure of American consumer confidence.<ref>“Consumer Confidence: An Online NewsHour Special Report.” The Newshour with Jim Lehrer. PBS. May 2001. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/economy/jan-june01/confidence_5-29.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325204446/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/economy/jan-june01/confidence_5-29.html |date=2013-03-25 }}</ref> Results from the household survey are tabulated to provide a barometer of the U.S. economy (currently indexed to the year 1985 = 100).
* '''CEO Confidence Survey''' – The quarterly Measure of CEO Confidence gauges the outlook of chief executives in their own industries and the economy as a whole.<ref>{{cite web|last=Staff|first=Investopedia|date=19 June 2005|title=CEO Confidence Survey|url=http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/ceoconfidencesurvey.asp#axzz1zl8O7NeG|access-date=26 September 2012|archive-date=31 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531025119/https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/ceoconfidencesurvey.asp#axzz1zl8O7NeG|url-status=live}}</ref> The survey also runs every six months in Europe - in cooperation with the [[European Round Table for Industry]] - and in China.<ref>{{Cite web |title=European business confidence hits rock bottom |url=https://www.ft.com/content/0ee7f45a-91af-4d1b-b87c-22ed54adda08|access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Financial Times |language=en-uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=China's CEOs have spoken, and new confidence index shows how multinationals' hopes turned 'sobering' in mere months|url=https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3242750/chinas-ceos-have-spoken-and-new-confidence-index-shows-how-multinationals-hopes-turned-sobering-mere|access-date=2024-04-12 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en-uk}}</ref>
* '''CHRO Confidence Index''' – The quarterly CHRO Confidence Index gauges the hiring and retention outlook of US chief human resource officers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Almost all CHROs say they’rethey're responsible for employee well-being, but most aren’taren't investing in it, survey says |url=https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/2024/03/22/98-of-chros-say-they-re-responsible-for-employee-well-being-but-most-aren-t-investing-in-it-survey-says |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=HR Brew |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The top priority for HR leaders in 2024 |url=https://fortune.com/2023/12/12/hr-priority-2024-retention-employees-engagement/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref>
* '''CCO+CMO Meter –''' A recurring tracker of [[marketing]] and [[Communication|communications]] leaders’ sentiment as to the impact they are having on their businesses and the value they are creating.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CMO+CCO Meter {{!}} The Conference Board |url=https://www.conference-board.org/research/CMO-CCO-Meter}}</ref>
* '''US Job Satisfaction Survey –''' Annual survey launched in 1987 that acts as a barometer of US [[Job satisfaction|worker satisfaction]], based on workers’ perceptions of their current role and their workplace environment. The latest survey tracks satisfaction across 26 components, from [[Wage|wages]], promotion policy, and bonus plan to [[Work–life balance|work/life balance]], [[Commuting|commute time]], to physical workplace environment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Salary Budgets Projected to Stay at 20-Year High but Trail Inflation |url=https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/benefits-compensation/2023-salary-budgets-projected-to-stay-20-year-high-trail-inflation |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=www.shrm.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
* '''US Salary Increase Budgets Survey''' – Since 1985, The Conference Board has been surveying compensation executives across industries and sectors on how much it plans to offer in annual salary increased. The survey asks about two main components of compensation: salary increase budget and salary structure movement. This year, 409 organizations completed the survey fielded between June 21 and July 17, 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weber |first=Lauren |title=WSJ News Exclusive {{!}} Workers Are Happier Than They’veThey've Been in Decades |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/workers-job-satisfaction-survey-c42addba |access-date=2024-04-12 |work=WSJ |language=en-US}}</ref>
* '''Leading Economic Indexes''' – In the 1960s, the [[U.S.&nbsp;Department of Commerce]] began researching and releasing [[Economic indicator|business cycle indicators]], which use composite data points (including manufacturing, construction, and stock market indicators) to time economic expansions, recessions, and recoveries. In December 1995, The Conference Board took over the business indicator program from the government and continues to publish [[Economic indicator#Leading indicators|leading]], [[Economic indicator#Coincident indicators|coincident]], and [[Economic indicator#Lagging indicators|lagging]] indexes for the U.S.&nbsp;economy each month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.investopedia.com/university/conferenceboard/conferenceboard2.asp#axzz1tSSqJlKQ|title=Conference Board: Composite Index Of Leading Indicators|date=12 April 2005|access-date=26 September 2012|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331042704/https://www.investopedia.com/university/conferenceboard/conferenceboard2.asp#axzz1tSSqJlKQ|url-status=live}}</ref> The program was also expanded to other economies; beyond the U.S., The Conference Board currently publishes leading, coincident, and trailing indexes for the [[Economy of Australia|Australia]], [[Economy of Brazil|Brazil]], [[Economy of China|China]], the [[Eurozone|Euro Area]], [[Economy of France|France]], [[Economy of Germany|Germany]], [[Economy of India|India]], [[Economy of japan|Japan]], [[Economy of Mexico|Mexico]], [[South Korea]], [[Economy of Spain|Spain]], and the [[Economy of the United Kingdom|U.K]].
* '''Employment Trends Index''' – Created in 2008, the Employment Trends Index aggregates eight separate indicators and “offers a short-term, forward look at employment [that] gives economists and investors a new forecasting tool. It also helps business executives sharpen their short- to medium-term hiring and compensation planning.”<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.conference-board.org/pdf_free/press/TechnicalPDF_4505_1338723525.pdf |title=Press release |website=www.conference-board.org |access-date=2012-09-26 |archive-date=2022-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222194444/https://www.conference-board.org/pdf_free/press/TechnicalPDF_4505_1338723525.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* C-Suite Outlook – Annual survey of the most pressing challenges and responses facing CEOs and other C-Suite executives across industries and regions.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gryta|first=Thomas|date=2022-01-13|title=Inflation Surge Is on Many Executives' List of 2022 Worries|language=en-US|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-surge-is-on-many-executives-list-of-2022-worries-11642069801|access-date=2022-02-23|issn=0099-9660|archive-date=2022-02-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223202401/https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-surge-is-on-many-executives-list-of-2022-worries-11642069801|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Toward Stakeholder Capitalism – the implications of this shift for the C-Suite.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Tectonic Shift in Capitalism Is Underway. How Business Leaders Can Keep Up. |url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/a-tectonic-shift-in-capitalism-is-underway-how-business-leaders-can-keep-up-51639775154}}</ref>
* Board Effectiveness – an annual report, done in collaboration with [[PwC]], on how boards can become more effective.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boards aren’taren't shouldering increased corporate responsibility, executives say |website=[[Politico]] |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/the-long-game/2023/06/15/boards-arent-shouldering-increased-corporate-responsibility-executives-say-00102125}}</ref>
* ESG [[benchmarking]] reports that reveal emerging trends in areas including CEO succession,<ref>{{Cite news|last=McGregor|first=Jena|title=Analysis {{!}} Fewer companies are forcing CEOs to retire when they hit their golden years|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/09/27/fewer-companies-are-forcing-ceos-retire-when-they-hit-their-golden-years/|access-date=2020-08-24|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|language=en|archive-date=2020-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002172330/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/09/27/fewer-companies-are-forcing-ceos-retire-when-they-hit-their-golden-years/|url-status=live}}</ref> executive compensation,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Murray|first=Alan|title=After coronavirus, expect a 'new' Delta|url=https://fortune.com/2020/05/01/delta-ceo-pay-travel-ceo-daily/|access-date=2020-08-24|website=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|language=en|archive-date=2022-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929222219/https://fortune.com/2020/05/01/delta-ceo-pay-travel-ceo-daily/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Board of directors|corporate board]] practices,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Fuhrmans|first=Vanessa|date=2019-04-24|title=What's Keeping More Women From Board Seats: Little Turnover|language=en-US|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-keeping-more-women-from-board-seats-little-turnover-11556105400|access-date=2020-08-24|issn=0099-9660|archive-date=2020-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810142835/https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-keeping-more-women-from-board-seats-little-turnover-11556105400|url-status=live}}</ref> and shareholder voting.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Paine|first1=Lynn S.|last2=Srinivasan|first2=Suraj|date=2019-10-14|title=A Guide to the Big Ideas and Debates in Corporate Governance|work=Harvard Business Review|url=https://hbr.org/2019/10/a-guide-to-the-big-ideas-and-debates-in-corporate-governance|access-date=2020-08-24|issn=0017-8012|archive-date=2020-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902163731/https://hbr.org/2019/10/a-guide-to-the-big-ideas-and-debates-in-corporate-governance|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Annual survey on US salary increase budgets across industries and seniority.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Davidson|first=Paul|title=Hey millennials, look out below! Gen Zers may already be catching up in the salary race|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/11/11/u-s-wage-growth-gen-zers-closing-pay-gap-millennials/2531949001/|access-date=2020-09-11|website=[[USA Today]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224180718/https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/11/11/u-s-wage-growth-gen-zers-closing-pay-gap-millennials/2531949001/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Surveys of chief human resource officers on various workforce and workplace matters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGregor |first=Jena |title=Just 4% Of Employers Are Making Everyone Return To The Office Full-Time, Survey Finds |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenamcgregor/2022/05/05/just-4-of-employers-are-making-everyone-return-to-the-office-full-time-survey-finds/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
* Analyses on national public policy issues, including Social Security,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fix Social Security Now. Waiting Will Cost Us. |url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/social-security-time-running-out-0c2a0c54}}</ref> infrastructure,<ref>{{Cite web |title=America’sAmerica's infrastructure has reached a breaking point. It’sIt's time to fix it |url=https://fortune.com/2021/03/03/us-infrastructure-reform-texas-power-grid/}}</ref> cybersecurity,<ref>{{Cite web |title=To make US more cyber-resilient, government and business need far greater collaboration |url=https://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecurity/3587624-to-make-us-more-cyber-resilient-government-and-business-need-far-greater-collaboration/}}</ref> health care,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-24 |title=Health care spending, Medicare, workforce issues should get policymakers’policymakers' attention |url=https://insurancenewsnet.com/innarticle/health-care-spending-medicare-workforce-issues-should-get-policymakers-attention |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Insurance News {{!}} InsuranceNewsNet |language=en-US}}</ref> labor shortages,<ref>{{Cite web |lastlast1=Decker |firstfirst1=Paul |last2=Fluhr |first2=Howard |last3=Olson |first3=Camille |date=2023-04-25 |title=Without Immigration Reform, America's Labor Shortage is Here to Stay {{!}} RealClearPolicy |url=https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2023/04/25/without_immigration_reform_americas_labor_shortage_is_here_to_stay_895672.html |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=www.realclearpolicy.com |language=en}}</ref> national debt,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morabito |first=Charlotte |date=2023-09-10 |title=U.S. debt is nearly $33 trillion. But some economists say not all debt is bad. |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/10/why-the-national-debt-can-both-help-and-hurt-the-us-economy.html |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> energy transition,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacob Worenklein |first=Cynthia Warner and Lori Esposito Murray |date=2023-09-20 |title=The climate work we must do now to meet our 2050 goals |url=https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4212302-the-climate-work-we-must-do-now-to-meet-our-2050-goals/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref> child care<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cindy Cisneros |first=opinion contributor |date=2020-05-15 |title=Working parents could face lack of child care as the economy restarts |url=https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/497959-working-parents-could-face-lack-of-child-care-as-the-economy-restarts/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
== Benchmarking data ==
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The Conference Board has received multiple awards.
* Best Companies to Work for in New York State 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Board |first=The Conference |title=The Conference Board Named a Best Company to Work for in New York |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-conference-board-named-a-best-company-to-work-for-in-new-york-302120528.html |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Crain's Best Places to Work in NYC 2023<ref>{{Cite web|title=Crain's Best Places to work in NYC 2023|url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/best-places-work-2023|access-date=2022-03-22|website=Crain's New York|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Best Company Outlook in 2023 and 2024 <ref>{{Cite web|title=Best Company Outlook 2024|url=https://www.comparably.com/awards/winners/top-rated-outlook-of-2024-small|access-date=2022-03-22|website=Comparably|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Best Places to Work: New York 2023 <ref>{{Cite web|title=Best Places to Work 2023: New York Metropolitan Area|url=https://www.comparably.com/awards/winners/best-company-nyc-2023|access-date=2022-03-22|website=Comparably|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Best Company Perks & Benefits 2023 <ref>{{Cite web|title=Best Company Perks & Benefits 2023|url=https://www.comparably.com/awards/winners/perks-benefits-2023-small|access-date=2022-03-22|website=Comparably|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Happiest Employees 2023 <ref>{{Cite web|title=Happiest Employees 2023|url=https://www.comparably.com/awards/winners/happiness-2023-small|access-date=2022-03-22|website=Comparably|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Best Compensation 2023 <ref>{{Cite web|title=Best Compensation 2023|url=https://www.comparably.com/awards/winners/compensation-2023-small|access-date=2022-03-22|website=Comparably|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Best Company Culture 2023 <ref>{{Cite web|title=Best Company Culture 2023|url=https://www.comparably.com/awards/winners/best-company-culture-2023-small|access-date=2022-03-22|website=Comparably|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Best Leadership Teams 2023 <ref>{{Cite web|title=Best Leadership Teams 2023|url=https://www.comparably.com/news/best-leadership-teams-2023/|access-date=2022-03-22|website=Comparably|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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