The key findings:

* Employee engagement is down because of the economy; this decrease is most drastic in younger age groups. Additionally, those who do not feel secure in their job experienced a greater decline in engagement after the economic downturn.
* Employees report decreased supervisor support.
* Employees feel increasingly overloaded with work and feel they are assuming the workload of those who have either left the organization or are less productive because of decreased engagement.
* Employees feel less included but also feel teams are less effective after the economic downturn; age played a factor in this analysis.
* Perception of job quality decreased likely because of a "command and control" approach many organizations adopt (intentionally or not) during times of economic crisis.