Are New Yorkers The Happiest In Their Jobs?

What makes the average worker happy in their job? Is it the amount of money they make? Their work/life balance? Company resources? Friendly co-workers? A flexible schedule? The freedom to travel or work remotely? 

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There are tons of factors that could determine if an employee is happy at work, and they can vary across the board depending on the individual. If something about their job makes a worker genuinely unhappy, it could throw their whole mental health out of wack.

Unfortunately, it’s often easier said than done to quit your job if it’s making you miserable. The job market isn’t great, and more often than not, an unhappy employee will stay in a job they hate just to make ends meet.

If someone decides to make the difficult decision to leave their job, it must be because they are truly desperate for a new situation or have found a new opportunity that’s too good to pass up.

New York State Workers Deemed The Happiest In Their Jobs

A recent study from Creditos En USA looked at data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and analyzed the rates of workers quitting their jobs in each state during a four-month period (from July to October of 2022). 

Their research determined that New York State had the lowest percentage of people leaving their jobs in the entire country, with an average of just 1.7% (or 161,500 people) quitting each month. 

In comparison, they found that Alaska had the highest rate of workers leaving their jobs, with an average of 4.33% of their workforce quitting each month.

Does this data truly determine if New Yorkers are genuinely the happiest in their jobs? We’re not sure. Many other factors weren’t considered in this survey, including the number of available jobs in their field and the number of other job prospects. Perhaps workers in New York State aren’t staying in their jobs because they enjoy them more but because there are fewer opportunities for them to move on to.

Regardless, it’s nice to see New York State come out on top of one of these surveys for once.