In 2025, millennials surpassed Generation X to become the largest cohort of managers in the American workforce, signaling a major change in leadership style. Millennials have moved up the ranks due to demographic trends, retirements of baby boomers, and new values around management. Projections indicate that Gen Z will soon surpass baby boomers in managerial roles. Despite facing challenges, millennials prioritize empathy and wellbeing in management, emphasizing remote work and mental-health support, while the general sentiment of workers hasn’t worsened significantly since January 2025.
Millennials have officially overtaken Generation X as the largest cohort of managers in the American workforce in 2025, marking a significant shift in organizational leadership.
According to projections from Glassdoor's chief economist Daniel Zhao, Gen Z will provide a greater share of managers than baby boomers in late 2025 or 2026.
Zhao stated that millennials are inheriting a tough situation in the workforce, but things have not deteriorated for workers since early 2025.
Millennials are credited with promoting empathy and wellbeing, prioritizing policies such as remote work, mental-health benefits, and boundary setting.
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