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Economic volatility is reshaping benefits in the energy sector

As prices fluctuate and regulations shift, workers feel the impact:

  • Nine in ten (90%) say market shifts periodically affect their benefits
  • Over a third (36%) experience frequent disruption to benefits
Do your benefits change when energy prices or government policies fluctuate?
Big/frequent impact on benefits
53%
Some/intermittent impact on benefits
55%
Small/rare impact on benefits
10%
No impact
0%
Source: Economist Enterprise 2025 Benefits 2.0 survey
Icon of a familyCaregiving strain runs deep
Caregivers face greater strain and tougher trade-offs

As the workforce ages, caregiving needs of energy workers are rising. But support is falling short:

  • 74% struggle to access or use their caregiving benefits
  • 62% have reduced their hours or left a job due to caregiving
Share of caregivers who have experienced the following:
Energy and utilitiesOther industries
Had difficulty accessing/using their caregiving benefits
74%
42%
Reduced their working hours or left a job because of care responsibilities
62%
39%
Switched to their partner’s benefits or vice versa due to better caregiving coverage
47%
38%
Source: Economist Enterprise 2025 Benefits 2.0 survey
Icon of bar chartHigh confidence, high regret
Workers feel confident in retirement decisions, but often regret them

Energy and utilities employees feel better equipped to make retirement decisions than those in other industries.

But many still lack information and support to get those decisions right in the long term.

Energy workers are more confident, but also show higher regret
Energy and utilitiesOther industries
76%
70%
I am well equipped to make financial decisions about retirement
66%
59%
I have made a benefits choice that I later regretted due to a lack of information or support
Source: Economist Enterprise 2025 Benefits 2.0 survey
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