Employees are feeling hopeful about work again. Here’s why

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Employees aren’t just quitting their jobs because they’re unhappy at work. They’re quitting because they know that they could be happy elsewhere.

In June 2021, four million workers resigned from their jobs according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But research shows that the massive outflow of employees hasn’t necessarily hurt their morale. In fact, 50% of people still believe expectations around work happiness have increased over the last five years, according to a recent survey conducted by job posting platform Indeed. Ninety-seven percent of people feel that happiness at work is possible.

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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