Job Satisfaction: 2016 Edition: Tightening Labor Market Means More Opportunity, More Satisfaction
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Job Satisfaction

This annual survey is a barometer of US worker satisfaction

Job Satisfaction: 2016 Edition: Tightening Labor Market Means More Opportunity, More Satisfaction


July 19, 2016 | Report

According to the current edition of The Conference Board Job Satisfaction survey, nearly half of US workers (49.6 percent) are satisfied with their jobs. After improving incrementally since the postrecession recovery period, overall job satisfaction is at its highest since 2005. The rapidly declining unemployment rate, combined with increased hiring, job openings, and quits, signals a seller’s market, where the employer demand for workers is growing faster than the available supply.

For the first time, a map of job satisfaction by state is included in the report.

Also available for download is a Chartbook containing graphics that were not published in the report but were included in previous editions of Job Satisfaction.  


AUTHORS

MichelleKan

Former Associate Director, Knowledge Organization
The Conference Board

GadLevanon, PhD

Former Vice President, Labor Markets
The Conference Board

AllenLi

Associate Economist, CCI

Rebecca L.Ray, PhD

Former Executive Vice President, Human Capital
The Conference Board


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