10 Key Stats From Our 2013 US In-House Call Center Benchmark

The results of MetricNet's 2013 United States In-House Customer Service Call Center Benchmark are in! The data includes 6 types of metrics and 21 Key Performance Indicators. In this article, we will highlight 10 key statistics that all Customer Service Call Center professionals should be aware of.
Call Center Cost:

The average Cost per Minute of Inbound Handle Time for US In-house Customer Service Call Centers is $0.96   Tweet this stat

Call Center Productivity:

Inbound Contacts per Agent per Month was as high as 2,060 in our US In-house Customer Service Call Center research Tweet this stat

The average Agent Utilization in US In-house Customer Service Call Centers is 53.2% Tweet this stat

Call Center Service Level:

The average Call Abandonment Rate for US In-house Customer Service Call Centers is 4.3% Tweet this stat

% of Calls Answered in 30 Seconds was as low as 17.3% in our US In-house Customer Service Call Center research Tweet this stat

Call Center Quality:

The average Net First Contact Resolution Rate for US In-house Customer Service Call Centers is 81.6% Tweet this stat

Call Center Agent: 

The average Daily Agent Absenteeism for US In-house Customer Service Call Centers is 10.1% Tweet this stat

Annual Agent Training Hours was as high as 95 in our US In-house Customer Service Call Center research Tweet this stat

Annual Agent Turnover was as low as 5.9% in our US In-house Customer Service Call Center research Tweet this stat

Call Center Contact Handling: 

The average IVR Completion Rate for US In-house Customer Service call Centers is 15.4% Tweet this stat

Purchase the full US In-House Call Center Benchmark MetricNet's Call Center Benchmarks are built on MetricNet’s worldwide database of Call Center process and performance indicators, and are the most comprehensive benchmarks in the industry. Key Performance Indicators included in the Call Center Cost Benchmark  for in-house/insourced Call Center groups can be found here. Key Performance Indicators included in the Call Center Price Benchmark  for outsourced Call Center groups can be found here.