10 most stressed cities in the US

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Workplace stress can have a big impact on employees, often leading to higher rates of illness, absenteeism and turnover. While employers have put in place some effective well-being strategies that have made meaningful strides in reducing behavioral and biometric risks and fostering emotional well-being, reducing stress in particular, remains stubbornly challenging.

Office-related stress plays a big part in a new study from WalletHub that compares stress among some of the country’s largest cities. The financial website compared 182 cities across four key dimensions using 39 different metrics: work-related stress, financial-related stress, family-related stress and health and safety-related stress.

Work stress: 34
Financial stress: 15
Family stress: 26
Health and safety stress: 31
Overall score: 55.04

Work stress: 27
Financial stress: 31
Family stress: 5
Health and safety stress: 36
Overall score: 55.19

Nick Otto
Former senior editor

Nick Otto is a former senior editor of Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit Adviser.


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