Ch2 - Industry The State of Work Understanding aligned and unaligned workers 1515 The unaligned/aligned divide cuts across all industries Aligned workers Unaligned workers Industry Aligned and unaligned work- 85% 83% 81% 85% ers are not confined to any 15% 17% 19% 15% one industry. The divide cuts across all sectors, though some trends emerge. The most aligned sectors are Arts, Media & Advertising Education & Research Environment & Resources Financial Services technology and communica- tion; manufacturing, industry and logistics; and manage- ment training. The sectors with the highest percentage of unaligned workers include 81% 79% 85% 89% health care; nonprofit; gov- 19% 21% 15% 11% ernment; and environment and resources. Age Government Health Care Legal, Law Enforcement, Management Training Military Alignment varies little across generations, though the data suggests that it increases 89% 80% 88% 90% slightly with age. The young- est cohort (16 to 24 years old) 11% 20% 12% 10% has the lowest percentage of aligned workers and the high- est percentage of unaligned workers. Older workers, those Manufacturing, Industry Nonprofit Retail, Leisure & Technology & & Logistics Hospitality Communications © SLACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2019