UNITED STATES 🇺🇸
Employment enjoyment: Job satisfaction report 2025
Exploring workplace happiness across demographics, industries, and job types
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Contents
Introduction
Do Americans really love their jobs—or are they just clocking in and counting down?
This nationwide report uncovers how full-time and part-time workers across the U.S. feel about their jobs, based on insights from over 12,000 surveys.
It explores satisfaction levels across demographics, job types, industries, and Designated Market Areas (DMAs). From hybrid employees to on-site staff, attitudes about work reveal sharp divides in enthusiasm.
The data also shows a clear pattern: managers tend to like their jobs more than those they manage. Whether you're working in manufacturing in New York or healthcare in the DFW Metroplex, this report reveals who's truly engaged, and who may be quietly quitting.
Which, if any, of the following options best describes your current employment status?
YouGov Profiles: April 28, 2024 - April 27, 2025. Data reflects 52-week moving average (n> 172,000). Other includes: Permanently disabled, Taking care of home or family, Other, and Prefer not to say.