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Research Summary. Workplace stress is one of the largest hurdles you can experience on the job. Stress at work comes in all shapes and sizes, across all types of industries and careers. After extensive research, our data analysis team concluded:
**83% of US workers suffer from work-related stress**, with 25% saying their job is the number one stressor in their lives.
About **one million Americans** miss work each day because of stress.
**76% of US workers** report that workplace stress affects their personal relationships.
Depression-induced absenteeism costs US businesses **$51 billion** a year, as well as an additional **$26 billion** in treatment costs.
Middle-aged participants had a **27% increase** in the belief that their financial status would be affected by stress in the 2010s compared to the 1990s.
More than **50% of workers** are not engaged at work as a result of stress, leading to a loss of productivity.
Companies spend around **75% of a worker’s annual salary** to cover lost productivity or to replace workers.
The main causes of workplace stress are workload (39% of workers), interpersonal issues (31%), juggling work and personal life (19%), and job [security](<https://www.zippia.com/security-jobs/>) (6%).
Workplace Stress Statistics by: Top Causes | Producitivity | Coping | Job + Industry | Gender + Age | Trends | Health Effects
Regardless of industry or job position, a large majority of working individuals feel some level of stress throughout their day.
The alarming statistics around workplace stress only continue to grow, pointing to much-needed change for many organizations in expectations, mental health resources, and work-life balance. Through our research, we’ve found:
55% of Americans are stressed during the day.
Some 57% of U.S. and Canadian workers reported feeling stress on a daily basis, compared with 43% of people who feel that way globally. Americans and Canadians’ rate of daily job-related stress is also up 8% year-over-year.
Only 6% of workers don’t report feeling stressed at work. Around 23% of them described their stress levels as high, while 6% said their levels of stress were unreasonably high.
30% of survey respondents statated that their job or careers were regular causes of stress. Among Millenials and Gen Z, this statistic jumps to 44%, showing that stress is on the rise among younger generations and presents a larger global problem than it did 20 or 30 years ago.