Address student loan debt to attract, retain workers, research suggests

Dive Brief:

• Student loan debt significantly influences employee decisions to accept a job offer or stay with their current employer, according to a Feb. 11 report from MissionSquare Research Institute.
• A survey of 2,036 U.S. employees aged 18-49 revealed that 62% of private sector employees, and 56% public sector employees, consider their student loan debt before saying yes to a job offer. As for retention,…