Most people like their jobs

The share of U.S. workers who say they are satisfied with their work has remained steady over the past two decades and only fallen slightly during the pandemic.

To safeguard the health of staff and respondents during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 GSS data collection used a mail-to-web methodology instead of its traditional in-person interviews. Research and interpretation done using the data should take extra care to ensure the analysis reflects actual changes in public opinion and is not unduly influenced by the change in data collection methods.

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