Workplace

Americans' Life Evaluation Reaches New High

At the same time, the Gallup-Healthways Work Environment Index falls to new low

March 11, 2010

More Americans are "thriving" now than at any time since Gallup and Healthways began tracking this measure daily in January 2008. Despite this improved outlook on their lives in general, a record-low number of Americans rate their workplaces positively.More ...

Gallup Event: Understanding U.S. Unemployment

February 24, 2010

Gallup reveals its daily U.S. employment tracking, including insights into the U.S. workforce's state of mind.

In U.S., 35% Would Rather Work for Gov’t Than for Business

Forty-four percent of Democrats, and 26% of Republicans, would prefer a government job

January 29, 2010

Given the choice, 35% of Americans would prefer to have a job working for the government, rather than to work for a business. Democrats, nonwhites, and those living in the South are more likely than other groups to prefer a government job.More ...

Americans Lose Ground in Most Areas of Wellbeing in 2009

Overall Well-Being Index score unchanged because of improvement in Life Evaluation

January 14, 2010

While Americans’ overall wellbeing remained unchanged in 2009 compared with 2008, Americans lost ground in five of the six individual dimensions. Significant gains in Life Evaluation, particularly among black Americans, offset the declines in other areas.More ...

Teachers Score Higher Than Other Professionals in Wellbeing

Teachers rate their lives higher in four of six well-being indexes

December 23, 2009

Teachers score higher than people working in other occupations on many measures of wellbeing, according to data from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. They report equal or higher wellbeing compared with other working professionals on all six wellbeing sub-indexes.More ...

Worldwide, Prospect of Job Loss Connected to Low Wellbeing

Relation between perceived layoffs and wellbeing most pronounced in Americas

November 17, 2009

In every world region, people who say their employer is letting workers go are less likely to be "thriving" and report less favorable moods than those who say their employer is hiring. The effects are most dramatic in the Americas.More ...

More Americans Rate Lives Well, but More Hurting at Work

Overall wellbeing in October down slightly; still matching pre-recession levels

November 12, 2009

The percentage of Americans that are “thriving” climbed above 53% in October, sending the Gallup-Healthways Life Evaluation Index to its highest level since tracking began in January 2008. At the same time, working Americans gave their most negative responses yet about their work environments.More ...

Engaging Employees in Wellness

October 30, 2009

Joseph Coughlin, Ph.D., named by The Wall Street Journal as one of America's 12 pioneers inventing the future of retirement and aging, asserts that everyday complexities of life can be the greatest barrier to individual wellbeing. In this segment of Gallup's special series, "Next Steps: Transforming Americans' Health and Wellbeing," Coughlin how employers can engage workers in wellness and integrate emerging technologies.

Business Owners Richer in Wellbeing Than Other Job Types

Farming, fishing, and forestry workers rank high on many sub-indexes of wellbeing

September 16, 2009

Business owners have the highest overall wellbeing of any occupational group, according to Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index data collected in 2009. Those in the farming, fishing, and forestry professions do well on many dimensions of wellbeing.More ...

Labor Unions See Sharp Slide in U.S. Public Support

For first time, fewer than half of Americans approve of labor unions

September 3, 2009

This Labor Day season marks the first time that fewer than half of Americans (48%) approve of labor unions. While two-thirds of Americans (66%) believe unions help their own members, 51% say they hurt the U.S. economy -- up from 36% last year.More ...

Workplace

Americans' Life Evaluation Reaches New High

At the same time, the Gallup-Healthways Work Environment Index falls to new low

Gallup Event: Understanding U.S. Unemployment

In U.S., 35% Would Rather Work for Gov’t Than for Business

Forty-four percent of Democrats, and 26% of Republicans, would prefer a government job

Americans Lose Ground in Most Areas of Wellbeing in 2009

Overall Well-Being Index score unchanged because of improvement in Life Evaluation

Teachers Score Higher Than Other Professionals in Wellbeing

Teachers rate their lives higher in four of six well-being indexes

Worldwide, Prospect of Job Loss Connected to Low Wellbeing

Relation between perceived layoffs and wellbeing most pronounced in Americas

More Americans Rate Lives Well, but More Hurting at Work

Overall wellbeing in October down slightly; still matching pre-recession levels

Engaging Employees in Wellness

Business Owners Richer in Wellbeing Than Other Job Types

Farming, fishing, and forestry workers rank high on many sub-indexes of wellbeing

Labor Unions See Sharp Slide in U.S. Public Support

For first time, fewer than half of Americans approve of labor unions

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Workplace

Approval of Labor Unions Fades

Job Security Slips in U.S. Worker Satisfaction Rankings

U.S. Workers Generally Satisfied With Job Conditions

Self-Employed Workers Clock the Most Hours Each Week

More Workers Worry About Keeping Their Job, Benefits

Americans to Young People: Go Into Medicine

Medical Careers Seen as Best Choice for Young Men, Women

Weekly Economic Wrap: Slight Pullback in Consumer Mood

Private Sector Has Bigger Role to Play in the Americas

Majority Favor a New Labor Union Law