Our research
HR Research Reports & Studies
Evidence you can take into the room.
Original studies on the questions HR leaders are actually facing, published for the market and licensable for your brand.
Featured reports
Latest from the Lighthouse research program.
2026 RPO Buyer Trends Report
The fourth annual study of how employers buy, evaluate, and get value from recruitment process outsourcing, produced in partnership with the Recruitment Process Outsourcing Association.
Read the findings →The Frontline Engagement Gap
What 50,000+ workers tell us about who stays and who walks: the drivers of frontline retention and the gaps between what employers offer and what workers value.
50,000+ respondents · Read →Compensation Is Changing
How AI, new data sources, and skills are evolving compensation technology, an analysis Lighthouse has tracked since 2019.
Tracked since 2019 · Read →Want the full report, the data behind it, or a licensed version for your brand? Ask us →
Research formats
More ways we publish.
Reviews
Technology reviews
Independent assessments of HR, talent, and learning solution providers, informed by 200+ analyst briefings and HR Tech Awards evaluations.
Read technology reviews →Cases
Case studies
Documented implementation outcomes from employers and providers, showing what changed and what it took.
Browse the blog →Audio
Podcasts
We're Only Human, Ben Eubanks' weekly show since 2016, and Champion Blueprint with George Rogers.
Listen →By the numbers
A research program a decade deep.
Since 2016 Lighthouse has surveyed more than 4,000 employers and 6,000 workers on talent acquisition, employee experience, frontline challenges, and culture, run a dedicated 50,000-worker frontline study, and spoken with 200+ HR, talent, and learning technology providers about their products and roadmaps. That base is what makes our benchmarks comparable year over year.