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North Dakota residents in 2013 had the highest well-being in the U.S. for the first time, while West Virginians had the lowest for the fifth straight year. Eleven states' well-being scores have improved steadily since 2010.

For the fifth consecutive year, North Dakota topped all other states in employee perceptions of job creation, according to the Gallup Job Creation Index. Rhode Island workers saw the least job creation in 2013.

Explore global views of the United Nations, with data from Gallup World Poll surveys across 137 countries.

A record-high 68% of Americans support legalizing marijuana, including majorities of most demographic groups.

India's employee engagement hit a four-year low in 2025, costing the economy $351B in lost workplace productivity, nearly 9% of the country's GDP.

In 2024, Gallup's global tracking reached a new milestone: 73% of adults worldwide said they feel safe walking alone at night in their city or area.

The Gallup Economic Confidence Index was negative in all 50 states in the first half of 2012, but positive in the District of Columbia. Residents of West Virginia are by far the most negative in the nation.

Washington, D.C., (55.7%) and North Dakota (52.2%) had the highest Payroll to Population rates in 2013. West Virginia and Mississippi had the lowest, at 36.1% and 37.1%, respectively.

European employees have posted the largest regional gain in job optimism since 2011, but employee engagement remains low, with disengaged employees outnumbering engaged employees.

North Dakota had the highest Payroll to Population employment rate in the U.S. in 2012; Mississippi and South Carolina had the lowest. Six Midwestern states had among the highest P2P rates and among the lowest underemployment rates.