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 "name": "HR to employee ratio by industry",
 "url": "https://sgabenchmarking.com/benchmarks/hr-to-employee-ratio/",
 "question": "HR to employee ratio",
 "function": "HR",
 "answer": "Across 6 industries and 60 named companies, HR runs 4.1% to 13.8% of SG&A headcount, median 9.1%. In people that is 11.1 to 73.2 per 1,000 employees, median 29.1, about 2.9 per 100. Measured from 65,593 public job titles, each classified one at a time, at every company named on this page. August 2026.",
 "asOf": "2026-08-27",
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  {
   "industry": "apparel & footwear",
   "slug": "apparel",
   "url": "https://sgabenchmarking.com/industry/apparel/",
   "companies": 12,
   "asOf": "2026-08-18",
   "share": {
    "min": 7.8,
    "median": 10.2,
    "max": 12.5
   },
   "per1k": {
    "min": 15.2,
    "median": 27.4,
    "max": 42.5
   }
  },
  {
   "industry": "building products",
   "slug": "building-products",
   "url": "https://sgabenchmarking.com/industry/building-products/",
   "companies": 9,
   "asOf": "2026-07-15",
   "share": {
    "min": 8.2,
    "median": 10.0,
    "max": 13.4
   },
   "per1k": {
    "min": 11.1,
    "median": 19.5,
    "max": 58.0
   }
  },
  {
   "industry": "food & CPG",
   "slug": "cpg",
   "url": "https://sgabenchmarking.com/industry/cpg/",
   "companies": 13,
   "asOf": "2026-07-16",
   "share": {
    "min": 6.7,
    "median": 9.7,
    "max": 13.8
   },
   "per1k": {
    "min": 19.3,
    "median": 30.1,
    "max": 53.7
   }
  },
  {
   "industry": "B2B software",
   "slug": "saas",
   "url": "https://sgabenchmarking.com/industry/saas/",
   "companies": 10,
   "asOf": "2026-08-27",
   "share": {
    "min": 5.6,
    "median": 9.0,
    "max": 11.5
   },
   "per1k": {
    "min": 19.7,
    "median": 40.0,
    "max": 73.2
   }
  },
  {
   "industry": "tool & industrial",
   "slug": "tools",
   "url": "https://sgabenchmarking.com/industry/tools/",
   "companies": 7,
   "asOf": "2026-07-16",
   "share": {
    "min": 6.3,
    "median": 8.5,
    "max": 13.2
   },
   "per1k": {
    "min": 12.8,
    "median": 28.3,
    "max": 40.5
   }
  },
  {
   "industry": "toy & game",
   "slug": "toys",
   "url": "https://sgabenchmarking.com/industry/toys/",
   "companies": 9,
   "asOf": "2026-08-11",
   "share": {
    "min": 4.1,
    "median": 5.8,
    "max": 8.3
   },
   "per1k": {
    "min": 16.2,
    "median": 29.0,
    "max": 67.5
   }
  }
 ],
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  {
   "company": "JELD-WEN",
   "industry": "building products",
   "industrySlug": "building-products",
   "ticker": "JELD",
   "sharePctOfSga": 8.2,
   "observedContacts": 257,
   "employees": 13900,
   "per1kEmployees": 18.5,
   "asOf": "2026-07-15"
  },
  {
   "company": "UFP Industries",
   "industry": "building products",
   "industrySlug": "building-products",
   "ticker": "UFPI",
   "sharePctOfSga": 9.4,
   "observedContacts": 269,
   "employees": 13800,
   "per1kEmployees": 19.5,
   "asOf": "2026-07-15"
  },
  {
   "company": "Simpson Strong-Tie",
   "industry": "building products",
   "industrySlug": "building-products",
   "ticker": "SSD",
   "sharePctOfSga": 11.0,
   "observedContacts": 174,
   "employees": 3000,
   "per1kEmployees": 58.0,
   "asOf": "2026-07-15"
  },
  {
   "company": "Masonite International",
   "industry": "building products",
   "industrySlug": "building-products",
   "ticker": null,
   "sharePctOfSga": 12.6,
   "observedContacts": 150,
   "employees": 10000,
   "per1kEmployees": 15.0,
   "asOf": "2026-07-15"
  },
  {
   "company": "Louisiana-Pacific",
   "industry": "building products",
   "industrySlug": "building-products",
   "ticker": "LPX",
   "sharePctOfSga": 13.4,
   "observedContacts": 136,
   "employees": 4300,
   "per1kEmployees": 31.6,
   "asOf": "2026-07-15"
  },
  {
   "company": "James Hardie",
   "industry": "building products",
   "industrySlug": "building-products",
   "ticker": "JHX",
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   "observedContacts": 83,
   "employees": 7500,
   "per1kEmployees": 11.1,
   "asOf": "2026-07-15"
  },
  {
   "company": "Gibraltar Industries",
   "industry": "building products",
   "industrySlug": "building-products",
   "ticker": "ROCK",
   "sharePctOfSga": 9.6,
   "observedContacts": 62,
   "employees": 2300,
   "per1kEmployees": 27.0,
   "asOf": "2026-07-15"
  },
  {
   "company": "Trex Company",
   "industry": "building products",
   "industrySlug": "building-products",
   "ticker": "TREX",
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   "observedContacts": 53,
   "employees": 1839,
   "per1kEmployees": 28.8,
   "asOf": "2026-07-15"
  },
  {
   "company": "The AZEK Company",
   "industry": "building products",
   "industrySlug": "building-products",
   "ticker": null,
   "sharePctOfSga": 8.3,
   "observedContacts": 29,
   "employees": 2276,
   "per1kEmployees": 12.7,
   "asOf": "2026-07-15"
  },
  {
   "company": "Stanley Black & Decker",
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   "industrySlug": "tools",
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   "employees": 43500,
   "per1kEmployees": 28.3,
   "asOf": "2026-07-16"
  },
  {
   "company": "Snap-on Incorporated",
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   "industrySlug": "tools",
   "ticker": "SNA",
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   "observedContacts": 339,
   "employees": 13000,
   "per1kEmployees": 26.1,
   "asOf": "2026-07-16"
  },
  {
   "company": "Kennametal Inc.",
   "industry": "tool & industrial",
   "industrySlug": "tools",
   "ticker": "KMT",
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   "observedContacts": 284,
   "employees": 8100,
   "per1kEmployees": 35.1,
   "asOf": "2026-07-16"
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   "observedContacts": 90,
   "employees": 5300,
   "per1kEmployees": 17.0,
   "asOf": "2026-07-16"
  },
  {
   "company": "Enerpac Tool Group",
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   "industrySlug": "tools",
   "ticker": "EPAC",
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   "employees": 2100,
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   "asOf": "2026-07-16"
  },
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   "industrySlug": "tools",
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   "employees": 2500,
   "per1kEmployees": 30.0,
   "asOf": "2026-07-16"
  },
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   "company": "IDEAL Industries",
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   "industrySlug": "tools",
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   "employees": 2502,
   "per1kEmployees": 12.8,
   "asOf": "2026-07-16"
  },
  {
   "company": "Mondelez International",
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   "industrySlug": "cpg",
   "ticker": "MDLZ",
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   "employees": 91000,
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   "asOf": "2026-07-16"
  },
  {
   "company": "The Kraft Heinz Company",
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   "industrySlug": "cpg",
   "ticker": "KHC",
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   "employees": 35000,
   "per1kEmployees": 51.0,
   "asOf": "2026-07-16"
  },
  {
   "company": "General Mills",
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   "ticker": "GIS",
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   "employees": 33000,
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   "asOf": "2026-07-16"
  },
  {
   "company": "The Hershey Company",
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   "asOf": "2026-07-16"
  },
  {
   "company": "International Flavors & Fragrances",
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   "company": "McCormick & Company",
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   "company": "The Clorox Company",
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   "company": "The Campbell's Company",
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   "per1kEmployees": 19.7,
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 "method": "https://sgabenchmarking.com/methodology.json",
 "publisher": "SG&A Benchmarking, https://sgabenchmarking.com"
}