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Dive Summary:

• Employee mental health concerns decline in 2024; While employees scored their anxiety level at 5.5 out of 10, this rate was 5.8 out of 10 in the previous year. 2024 Workplace Health Survey It was published Friday by the Employee Benefits Research Institute and Greenwald Research.
• The report found that although concerns about financial well-being have also decreased, half of the 1,005 American full-time and part-time workers surveyed said they were concerned about financial well-being. Employees rated their financial wellbeing concerns at 6.3 out of 10, with three-quarters of employees saying debt was an issue for them.
• 56 percent of employees stated that they were very or extremely satisfied with their jobs, and 14 percent stated that they were dissatisfied. In the report, nearly 1 in 5 employees said their company had increased their efforts to manage their well-being, and two-thirds said their company had put in the same amount of effort.

Diving Information:

Although overall well-being has improved, workers still report burnout.

Nearly 8 in 10 employees said: experienced burnout According to the software company’s report dated October 28, this problem was solved last year. More than 1,000 full-time U.S. workers surveyed cited burnout as the top reason they “don’t go further” at work.

Companies continue to expand sanity And healthy living benefits To combat burnout and its associated disconnection.

“Although welfare concerns have diminished over the past two years, some American workers continue to face challenges meeting their basic needs,” Greg Hershberger, managing director of health and benefits at Greenwald Research, said in a statement.

Nearly 8 in 10 of respondents surveyed by EBRI and Greenwald Research said credit card debt is problematic, resulting from food (52%), vehicle expenses (49%) and household services (36%).