Employee Well-Being Worsens, Hitting New Records: Gallup

The survey findings carry important implications for employers, who are recognizing the link between employee well-being and productivity.

General Motors employees work on Chevrolet pickups at a plant in Flint, Mich., on Feb. 5, 2019. Rebecca Cook/Reuters

The share of American workers who report they’re “thriving” in their lives has dropped to a record low, while the proportion who are “struggling” has surged back to a record high, according to the latest data from Gallup.

The report, released on Nov. 19, highlights a troubling shift in life evaluations among the U.S. workforce, marking a steady decline in well-being indicators over the past four years. In particular, the share of American workers who said they were “suffering,” 4 percent (from a survey in August), was twice as high compared with any year of the Trump presidency.