

Nearly half of employees (48%) say lack of involvement in decisions contributes to stress in the workplace, a significant increase from the last time this question was asked in 2019 (39%).

Other factors such as too heavy of a workload (50%), lack of paid time off or sick leave (50%), and commuting (50%) are mentioned by half of employees.When it comes to the impact of different factors on employee stress levels at work, low salaries (56%, up from 49% in 2019), long hours (54%, up from 46%), and lack of opportunity for growth or advancement (52%, up from 44%) are most commonly reported as very or somewhat significant. 19% of those who do not have a disability) Black and Hispanic employees (31% and 27%* vs.Groups more likely to say they have been the target of discrimination in their current workplace:.Those who say they have experienced or witnessed discrimination in their current workplace are more than twice as likely as those who haven’t to say they intend to seek employment outside of their company or organization in the next year (68% vs.People with disabilities are more likely than those who do not have a disability to say they intend to seek employment outside of their company or organization in the next year (63% vs.More than half of LGBTQ+ employees intend to seek other employment in the next year (56% vs.Hispanic and Black adults are more likely than White adults to say they intend to seek employment outside of their organization in the next year (58% and 57% vs.View a full-sized version of the image available for download. Those who typically feel tense or stressed out during the workday are more than three times as likely to say they intend to seek employment elsewhere in the next year (71% vs.The survey found that there is an association between the stress an employee feels during the day and the likelihood that they will seek new job opportunities within the next year.
