Your happiness means a great deal to

us - especially your career happiness;

which is why every quarter, we

measure workplace happiness all over

the UK to get a better understanding

of how you’re feeling about your job.

We work with Opinion Matters, who

track happiness and morale levels

across the sexes, age ranges, and

regions, and we’re delighted to see

that for many of you, happiness levels

are on the up.

With an 8% rise on last quarter, four

in ten UK workers said that they were

happy, which is a positive improvement

on this time last year when only 37%

of you described yourselves as being

happy, and a quarter (24%) of you

were distinctly unhappy.

In spite of youth unemployment

being on the rise, those who are in

work are getting happier; in fact,

16-24 year olds are the happiest

age group at 54%, followed by

older workers - with the over 55s

recording a 49% happiness rating.

In terms of regional breakdown,

Londoners are the happiest in the

UK at 52% - 8% higher than the

national average - followed by those

in Wales (47%). Workers in the East

Midlands are the least happy (25%),

followed closely by workers in the

South West (22%).

Steven Kirkpatrick, Managing Director

of Office Angels, commented: “The

UK has experienced a remarkable

summer; from the Queen’s Diamond

Jubilee, to the Olympics and

Paralympics Games. Whether our

increased happiness is the result of the

golden summer is impossible to say,

but with a more positive outlook for

the jobs market than there has been

for some time, hopefully this trend is

set to continue”.

Go to www.office-angels.com/happy

to find out more or contact your local

branch today for a friendly chat.

Happiness at work by age

Happiness at work by region

UK’s happiness at work

Happiest

Happy

OK

Unhappy

Most unhappy

13%

31%

37%

12%

8%

Male and female happiness at work

16-24 year olds who feel happy at work

35-44 year olds who feel OK at work

55+ year olds who feel the most happiest at work

Happy

Unhappy

OK

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Female31%

Male30%

Women are slightly happier at work than men in the UK (31% and 30% respectively).

MaleHappy: 30%OK: 35%Unhappy: 13%

FemaleHappy: 31%OK: 38%Unhappy: 12%

Scotland

Yorkshire and Humberside

East of England

East Midlands

London

North East

15%

29% 34%

11%

38%

15%

36% 33%

28%38%

12%

37%

12%

North West

South East

South West

West Midlands

Wales

33%

25%

32%

25%

39%

13%

34% 37% 40%33%

11%11%

32%

11%

36%

20%

40%

13%

38%

7%

32% 39% 34%