Workplace health and wellness in the U.S.

Statistics report on workplace health and wellness

Workplace health and wellness in the U.S.

This report provides some of the most important facts and figures concerning workplace health and wellness in the United States. Included is information regarding occupational injury and death, work-related stress, workplace health benefits, health-related work absences and a special chapter focusing on the health of physicians.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Wellbeing priorities of employees in the U.S. 2020-2021
  • Basic Statistic Attitudes about work among U.S. employees in 2020 and 2021
  • Premium Statistic Main factors for job seekers accepting a job in the U.S. 2021-2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. employees opinions about employer wellbeing programs 2019-2021
  • Basic Statistic Employers' health care costs per employee in the U.S. 2015-2020

Occupational injury and death

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  • Basic Statistic Most costly disabling U.S. workplace injuries in 2023, by cause
  • Basic Statistic Direct costs of 10 most disabling U.S. workplace injuries in 2023
  • Basic Statistic Occupations with high fatal work injury rates in the U.S. in 2019
  • Basic Statistic U.S. incidence rate of nonfatal work injuries 2020, by occupation group
  • Basic Statistic Number of U.S. occupational injury deaths 1992-2021
  • Basic Statistic Occupational injury death rate in 2019, by major occupation group
  • Premium Statistic Number of U.S. occupational injury deaths 2021, by age
  • Premium Statistic Number of U.S. occupational injury deaths 2003-2021, by gender
  • Basic Statistic U.S. fatal occupational injuries 2021, by major event

Health-related work absence

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. workers sick leave plan 2022, by occupation
  • Basic Forecast Number of sick days taken from work or school among adults in the U.S. 2020-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. days away from work due to nonfatal work injuries 2022, by industry
  • Basic Statistic Health-related workplace absenteeism among full-time U.S. workers 2015-2022, by month
  • Basic Statistic Health-related absenteeism among full-time U.S. workers 2021-2022, by month and age
  • Basic Statistic Health-related absenteeism among full-time U.S. workers 2021-2022, by month and sex
  • Basic Statistic Absenteeism in U.S. educational and health industry 2021-2022, by month
  • Basic Statistic Absenteeism in U.S. financial activities industry 2021-2022, by month
  • Basic Statistic Absenteeism in U.S. professional and business services industry 2021-2022, by month
  • Basic Statistic Absenteeism in U.S. wholesale and retail trade industry 2021-2022, by month

Work-related stress

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  • Premium Statistic Most stressful jobs in the U.S. 2019
  • Premium Statistic Least stressful jobs in the U.S. 2019
  • Basic Statistic Share of employees affected by high stress U.S. 2016-2020
  • Basic Statistic Factors adding to work-related stress among U.S. employees in 2021
  • Basic Statistic U.S. employees self-evaluation on their burnout level 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. employees experiencing moderate levels of burnout 2022, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Share of employees that feel stressed working from home during coronavirus U.S. 2020
  • Basic Statistic Burnout among U.S. employees pre-COVID Jan. 2020 vs Feb. 2021, by generation

Workplace health benefits

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  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. workers with self-funded health insurance plans 2022, by firm size
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. workers with self-funded health insurance plans in 2022, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Value of various wellbeing programs among U.S. employees 2019-2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of firms offering health benefits in the U.S. 2022, by firm size
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of U.S. firms offering health/wellness programs by size 2021
  • Basic Statistic Mental health and self-care employer offerings U.S. 2020
  • Premium Statistic Most common reasons for small firms not offering health benefits in U.S. 2022

Focus: Physicians

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  • Basic Statistic Percentage of U.S. physicians feeling burned out by specialty 2019-2020
  • Premium Statistic Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians 2020
  • Basic Statistic Methods of dealing with burnout among U.S. physicians in 2020
  • Premium Statistic U.S. physicians' weekly alcohol consumption in 2020, by generation
  • Basic Statistic U.S. physicians' personal weight behaviors in 2020
  • Basic Statistic U.S. physicians' exercise habits in 2020

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