Workplace wellbeing spans how people evaluate their lives, what they experience during a typical day, and whether working conditions support mental health. The figures below cover global employees, U.S. workers, U.S. health workers and working-age adults, with survey dates and limitations kept explicit.
Key Workplace Wellbeing Statistics
The most useful headline measures are:
- In 2025, 20% of employees worldwide were engaged at work, while 64% were not engaged and 16% were actively disengaged.
- In 2025, 34% of employees worldwide were thriving in life, while 56% were struggling and 9% were suffering.
- From 2009 to 2025, the global share of employees thriving in life rose from 24% to 34%.
- In 2025, 40% of employees worldwide experienced a lot of stress the previous day.
- In 2025, 22% of employees worldwide experienced a lot of loneliness the previous day, compared with 20% in 2023.
- In 2025, 40% of global managers were thriving in life, compared with 32% of individual contributors.
- In 2025, 45% of hybrid employees worldwide were thriving in life, compared with 33% of exclusively remote employees.
- In 2025, 51% of employees in the United States and Canada region were thriving, compared with 16% in South Asia.
- In 2025, 51% of U.S. employees were thriving in their overall lives, compared with 34% globally.
- From 2017 to 2025, U.S. employee thriving fell from 61% to 51%.
- In 2024, 43% of U.S. workers typically felt tense or stressed during the workday, according to APA’s survey.
- In 2024, 67% of U.S. workers experienced at least one burnout-associated outcome during the previous month.
- In 2024, 39% of U.S. workers worried that disclosing a mental-health condition would negatively affect them at work.
- In 2024, 15% of U.S. workers described their workplace as somewhat or very toxic.
- In 2022, trusting management was associated with 60% lower odds of burnout among U.S. health workers.
- In 2022, workplace harassment was associated with 5.83 times the odds of burnout among U.S. health workers.
- In 2023, 16% of working-age adults globally had a mental disorder, according to WHO.
- Depression and anxiety are estimated to cause 12 billion lost working days globally each year.
- Depression and anxiety are estimated to cost the global economy US$1 trillion per year in lost productivity.
Contents
- Global workplace wellbeing and engagement
- Workplace stress, emotions and loneliness
- Workplace wellbeing trends by role, age and location
- U.S. workplace wellbeing and job climate
- Psychological safety, burnout and mental-health support
- Workplace wellbeing costs and working-condition outcomes
Global Workplace Wellbeing and Engagement
Gallup’s 2025 global data separates workplace engagement from life evaluation. Engagement describes employees’ relationship with their work, while thriving, struggling and suffering describe broader life evaluations, so the measures should not be treated as interchangeable or as clinical diagnoses.
- Gallup reported that 20% of employees worldwide were engaged in 2025; 64% were not engaged and 16% were actively disengaged. These are employee-survey categories, not a medical wellbeing assessment. Gallup, State of the Global Workplace
- In the same 2025 global employee survey, 34% were thriving, 56% were struggling and 9% were suffering in their life evaluation. Gallup notes that this measure does not capture workplace conditions alone. Gallup, State of the Global Workplace
The longer view shows improvement in one global measure alongside substantial current strain. The share of employees thriving in life increased from 24% in 2009 to 34% in 2025, a descriptive survey-series change rather than evidence of a controlled intervention. Gallup, State of the Global Workplace
| Global measure | Earlier result | 2025 result | Population and period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thriving in life | 24% in 2009 | 34% | Worldwide employees |
| Daily stress | 31% in 2009 | 40% | Employees reporting stress yesterday |
| Good time to find a job locally | 29% in 2009 | 52% | Employees answering yes |
The global share saying it was a good time to find a job where they lived was 56% in 2025 on the current measure; the comparable long-run series rose from 29% in 2009 to 52% in 2025. The measures concern perceived local job climate, not actual vacancies or turnover. Gallup, State of the Global Workplace
Workplace Stress, Emotions and Loneliness
Daily emotion measures provide a different view of wellbeing: they ask whether employees experienced an emotion a lot of the previous day. They are self-reports, not clinical stress, depression or conflict rates.
- 40% of employees worldwide experienced a lot of stress the previous day in 2025, up from 31% in 2009. Global daily stress peaked at 44% in both 2021 and 2022 before reaching 40% in 2025. Gallup, State of the Global Workplace
- In 2025, 22% experienced anger, 23% experienced sadness and 22% experienced loneliness a lot of the previous day worldwide. The loneliness figure was up from 20% in 2023. Gallup, State of the Global Workplace
Regional results vary, but Gallup cautions that regional aggregates and cultural response differences limit direct interpretation. In 2025, daily stress was 50% in the United States and Canada region and 25% in Southeast Asia, while daily sadness was 36% in South Asia and 17% in Europe. Gallup, State of the Global Workplace
| 2025 daily emotion | Global employees | Regional comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Stress | 40% | 50% United States and Canada; 25% Southeast Asia |
| Sadness | 23% | 36% South Asia; 17% Europe |
| Loneliness | 22% | 20% worldwide in 2023 |
Workplace Wellbeing Trends by Role, Age and Location
Subgroup comparisons can show where outcomes differ, but they do not establish that role, age, gender or work location causes the difference. Gallup’s 2025 worldwide comparisons illustrate that wellbeing is distributed unevenly across employee groups.
| Group comparison, 2025 | Thriving | Daily stress | Daily loneliness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Younger than 35 | 34% | 42% | 23% |
| Age 35 or older | 35% | 40% | 21% |
| Managers | 40% | 45% | 23% |
| Individual contributors | 32% | 39% | 21% |
Among genders, 37% of female employees and 33% of male employees were thriving globally in 2025, while daily stress was 43% for female employees and 39% for male employees. These are self-reported, cross-sectional comparisons, and the gender categories reflect Gallup’s presentation. Gallup, State of the Global Workplace
Work location also shows mixed results. Thriving was 45% among hybrid employees and 33% among exclusively remote employees, while daily stress was 46% for hybrid employees and 41% for exclusively remote employees; the source does not establish why these groups differ. Gallup, State of the Global Workplace
Daily emotions show additional location differences: 30% of exclusively remote employees reported sadness the previous day, compared with 20% of on-site, remote-capable employees. Daily loneliness was 24% for both exclusively remote and hybrid employees, versus 18% for on-site, remote-capable employees, and daily anger was 25% among exclusively remote employees and 23% among hybrid employees. Gallup, State of the Global Workplace
U.S. Workplace Wellbeing and Job Climate
Gallup’s U.S. country tables use three-year rolling averages ending in each year, unlike the annual global presentation. In 2025, 51% of U.S. employees were thriving in their overall lives, compared with 34% globally, but the U.S. figure fell from 61% in 2017. Gallup, United States
- Half of U.S. employees experienced a lot of stress the previous day in 2025, compared with 42% in 2010 and 53% in 2022. Gallup, United States
- 18% of U.S. employees experienced a lot of anger the previous day in 2025, compared with 13% in 2010. Gallup, United States
- In 2025, 22% of U.S. employees experienced a lot of sadness and 19% experienced a lot of loneliness the previous day. Gallup, United States
- 46% of U.S. employees said it was a good time to find a job where they lived in 2025, down from 77% in 2019. This is a perceived job-climate measure, not a direct labor-market statistic. Gallup, United States
APA’s 2024 Work in America survey adds workplace-specific context. The online Harris Poll surveyed 2,027 U.S. employed adults from March 25 to April 3, 2024, including full-time, part-time and self-employed workers; applicable-question denominators can vary, and the reported margin or credible interval was ±3.1 points at 95%. APA, 2024 Work in America survey
In that survey, 43% of workers typically felt tense or stressed during the workday, 59% said employers viewed their workplaces as much mentally healthier than they actually were, and 39% worried that disclosing a mental-health condition would negatively affect them at work. APA, 2024 Work in America survey
Psychological Safety, Burnout and Mental-Health Support
Psychological safety concerns whether workers can raise concerns or disclose difficulties without fearing negative consequences. APA’s 2024 U.S. survey found that 15% described their workplace as somewhat or very toxic, while the relationship with psychological safety was substantial but observational.
- Only 3% of workers with higher psychological safety described their workplace as toxic, compared with 30% of workers with lower psychological safety. APA, 2024 Work in America survey
- 61% of workers with lower psychological safety typically felt tense or stressed during the workday, compared with 43% overall. APA, 2024 Work in America survey
- 67% experienced at least one burnout-associated outcome during the previous month, including lack of interest, motivation or energy, loneliness or isolation, or lack of effort; this is not a clinical burnout diagnosis. APA, 2024 Work in America survey
- 45% said they had to work more hours per week than they wanted, and 33% said they lacked enough flexibility to balance work and personal life. APA, 2024 Work in America survey
The CDC’s 2022 analysis is narrower: it covers U.S. health workers in the Quality of Worklife Survey. Its adjusted odds ratios describe associations, not randomized effects or population-wide estimates.
| Working condition or exposure | Associated outcome in U.S. health workers, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Trusting management | 60% lower odds of burnout (OR 0.40) |
| Supervisor help | 74% lower odds of burnout (OR 0.26) |
| Enough time to complete work | 67% lower odds of burnout (OR 0.33) |
| Workplace harassment | 5.01 times the odds of anxiety; 3.38 times the odds of depression; 5.83 times the odds of burnout |
Source: CDC MMWR, Quality of Worklife Survey, 2018–2022. The figures are adjusted observational associations and should not be interpreted as causal effects.
Workplace Wellbeing Costs and Working-Condition Outcomes
WHO’s global figures describe the scale of mental-health needs and productivity loss, not the measured return from workplace wellbeing programs. In 2023, 16% of working-age adults globally had a mental disorder, according to WHO. WHO, Mental health at work
- Depression and anxiety are estimated to cause 12 billion lost working days globally each year. This is an annual estimate, not an observed payroll count. WHO, Mental health at work
- Depression and anxiety are estimated to cost the global economy US$1 trillion per year in lost productivity. The figure is a productivity-loss estimate, not a workplace-only total or employer-benefit cost. WHO, Mental health at work
Wellbeing outcomes are not limited to distress and absence. In APA’s 2024 U.S. survey, 86% said their work had a positive impact on society, 93% said they were proud of the work they did, and 81% would recommend their workplace as a good place to work. APA, 2024 Work in America survey
Other measures capture preferences and intentions rather than observed productivity or retention. In 2024, 81% of U.S. workers said they could be just as effective working four days a week, 79% said they would be happier under that schedule, and 29% intended to look for a new job within the next year, down from 34% in 2022; intentions are not realized quits, and four-day-week responses are hypothetical preferences. APA, 2024 Work in America survey