How to Create a Company Trend Report

Take your reporting to the next level by gaining access to aggregate data about your organization as a whole. This includes trends and data into headcount timelines, compensation details, & more. Keep reading to find out how!

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Some examples of reports you might pull are:

• Headcount Changes Over Time 
  • Take a closer look at the new total headcount field at the time interval of your choosing (ex. yearly, quarterly)
• Terminations Over Time
  • Review the change in # of terminations with the new total terminations field at the time interval of your choosing
• Cost of Wages by Department Over Time
  • Look at the new total wages field at the interval of your choosing, then analyze further with a department breakdown

Creating a Company Trend Report

1. Login to GoCo & navigate to the Reports app from the Company Home page.
2. Hit the "+ New Report" button either at the top of the screen or at the top of the " Standard Reports" section.
3. Choose your path & either 
   1. Create from scratch
   2. Duplicate an existing report
   3. Download from our Marketplace Templates
      
      
      
4. If you choose to create from scratch, you will then choose "Company Trend" as your report type.
5. You will then go through your settings to create your report, including
   1. Naming your report, adding a description & icon -
      
      
   2. Report Fields - This allows you to select which fields to add to your Custom Report. They will appear as Columns. GoCo will automatically pull some fields, however, be sure to add any additional fields you'd like to pull before saving.
   3. Report Options (⭐ Hint: Use the "?" icon for definitions of these fields)
      1. Time interval (Think in terms of X-Axis… Do you want this to show data points daily? Weekly? Monthly?)
      2. Date range (Think of this as a filter. You can select the date range you want to generate data from.

      3. Breakdown By (Department, Location, None)
         

6. Now hit "Generate Report" & your report will appear!

You can now download your report, schedule it to be emailed to you periodically, & even create a visual graph with this information! To do this, simply select your chart type & choose your x & y axis fields. (⭐Hint: you can select more than one y-axis value to display multiple values at once)

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If you have any additional questions, please reach out to your GoCo Client Success Representative or email us at help@goco.io! 💚

Happy Hiring!

 

Updated 9.4.24