The ATD 2014 State of the Industry report, sponsored by Skillsoft and The Ken Blanchard Companies, describes an industry that is stable and consistent. A diverse group of 340 organizations representing various sizes, industries, and locations submitted their 2013 training and development efficiency and expenditures data.

This report examines organizations' direct learning expenditure, average number of training hours used by employees, the average cost per learning hour, what methods of training companies are using, and content areas.