Each and every quarter, we measure

the UK’s happiness at work by asking

the wonderful people over at Opinion

Matters to use their expert know-how

on our behalf. To give us a good idea

of how you’re feeling, they measure

happiness and morale levels across a

whole load of cross sections, including

sex, age and location.

This quarter’s results are in, and we’re

sad to see that on the whole, you’re

not quite as happy as you were three

months ago - dropping from 41% in

April to 36% in June.

Geographically, Scots are the

happiest at work (45%) followed

closely by people from Yorkshire

(42%) and those in London (41%);

this is compared to just 28% of people

in the West Midlands, who are the

unhappiest of the bunch.

The research also found that men are

slightly happier than women (at 39%

and 35% respectively), and the over

55s are happiest of all age groups

(44%), compared with 35% of 16-24

year olds. When it comes to industries,

people in the arts and culture and the

building and constructions sectors are

the happiest in the UK (45%), with

professional services (43%) hot on

their heels.

Overall, 34% of Brits feel pretty

neutral about their current job,

and an unfortunate 30% of you

feel unhappy. If you’re really down

in the dumps, you can always talk to

us about moving on to pastures new,

but it might not be work alone that’s

causing the slump.

With such awful weather hitting our

shores, it’s no wonder that morale has

been a little low of late; the sun makes

us so much cheerier, and we all feel

a tad cheated that our summer has

been drenched in downpours.

But we should also remember

that with the Olympics on our

very doorstep, this is a summer of

celebration. So if the mood in your

office is a little flat, London 2012 is

a great way to get everyone engaged

(which is simply great for productivity,

loyalty and overall happiness).

But if you still need a helping hand,

visit our website www.office-angels.com/

happy for some really useful advice

on staying happy, healthy and upbeat

in every area of your life. Or, if you

just need a friendly chat, contact your

local branch today - or drop in for

a cuppa.

www.office-angels.com

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Happiness at work by age

UK’s happiness at work

Happiest

Happy

Happy: 35%

Happy: 45%

OK

OK: 33% OK: 31%

Unhappy

Unhappy 32% Unhappy 25%

Most unhappy

11%

25%

34%

19%

11%

Male and female happiness at work

Male39%Male

Happy: 39%OK: 32%Unhappy: 29% Female

35%FemaleHappy: 35%OK: 35%Unhappy: 29%

32%16-24 year olds are the most unhappy

at work

45%55+ year olds are

the most happy at work

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Happiness at work by region Happiness at work by profession

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Unhappy

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Unhappy

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Wales

West Midlands

N. Ireland

North West

Scotland

45%

30%

38%

28%

37%

24%

36%

25%

41%

31%

30%

35%

38%

31%

32%

London

East

East Midlands

Yorkshire

North East

37%

42%

34%

33%

41%

43%

31%

41%

31%

30%

22%

27%

26%

36%

30%

South East

37%

37%

25%

South West

40%

30%

29%

Healthcare

35%

26%

39%

Travel & Transport

27%

41%

31%

Education

41%

36%

22%

Other

33%

35%

32%

Professional services

43%

32%

26%

Art & Culture

45%

35%

20%

Legal

37%

36%

28%

HR

44%

44%

13%

IT & Telecoms

32%

38%

30%

Finance

33%

35%

31%

Sales, Media & Marketing

37%

32%

32%

Retail, Catering & Leisure

35%

35%

30%

Architecture, Engineering & Building

45%

28%

28%

Manufacturing & Utilities

39%

35%

26%

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