The share of US workers who are “thriving” has fallen to a record low

In January 2009, when the Great Recession had substantially upended the everyday working lives of millions of Americans, Gallup started measuring the wellbeing of US employees with its Life Evaluation Index. Over 15 years later, the results look bleaker than ever before.

According to the latest reading from August, the share of American workers who are “thriving” — those who when given a scale of 1-10 rate their current life at a 7 or higher and their future situation at 8 or above — dropped to the lowest point on record, at just 50%. As recently as 2021, 60% said the same.

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