Employee well-being declines as financial stress rises, survey finds - Safety+Health Magazine
Portland, OR — Fewer workers are “thriving” today than two years ago,resultsof a recent follow-up survey suggest. Researchers from WebMD Health Services surveyed nearly 3,900 full-time U. S. workers to examine. . .
Portland, OR — Fewer workers are “thriving” today than two years ago,resultsof a recent follow-up survey suggest. Researchers from WebMD Health Services surveyed nearly 3,900 full-time U. S. workers to examine the current state of workforce well-being and identify how employers can better support their employees. The percentage of respondents who reported “high well-being” dropped to 38. 8 from 43. 4 in 2024. Meanwhile, “low well-being” increased to 27% – up from 19. 5% in 2024. - Digital Partners -Financial stress is the largest driver, with fewer than half of the respondents (45. 5%) reporting “strong financial well-being. ” For physical well-being, 57. 3% said they were in “very good or excellent” health. “This represents the strongest area of employee well-being in 2026,” WebMD Health Services says. Other findings:“The most productive artificial intelligence users” have a 4½ times greater risk for burnout than other workers. “Individual contributors” reported three times lower engagement than senior leaders. Middle managers have the highest risk of burnout. “Trust – long absent from the well-being conversation – is one of the strongest predictors of both well-being and engagement in the dataset, driven almost entirely by how supported employees feel,” WebMD Health Services says.