Thursday, November 21, 2019

Only 51 Percent of American Employees Are Satisfied With Their Job

In the United States, 51 percent of employees are satisfied with their job -- according to a survey conducted by The Conference Board, a global business membership and research association. About 62 percent of all workers are satisfied with the people they work with, while only 43 percent are satisfied with their wages. What are U.S. employees least satisfied with? Only 26 percent are satisfied with company promotion policies. Also, about 30 percent view the work they do as "just a job to get them by," rather than a career or a steppingstone to a career.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average American works 44 hours per week, or 8.8 hours per day. There are 132 million full-time employees in the United States, about 3 million more than last year.

The average American employee who receives paid vacation only takes 54 percent of the allotted time each year. Only one in five Americans actually spend their lunch break away from their desks, with most eating while they continue to work.

Among Americans who are employed or have been looking for work, increased outsourcing of jobs to other countries tops the list of trends that they say have hurt their job or career. About 30 percent say this is the case, compared with roughly 22 percent who say the same about the growing number of immigrants working in the United States, and 20 percent who blame a rise in imports.

Last month, the American Institute of Stress said that 40 percent of workers reported their job was "very or extremely stressful." About 25 percent view their jobs as the number one stressor in their lives. And, 75 percent of U.S. employees believe that today's workers have more on-the-job stress than a generation ago.

From Him, Through Him, For Him (Romans 11:36),

Paul J. Staso
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