Happiest and Unhappiest Cities for Workers
Posted January 10, 2013

Our friends at Forbes recently asked us to dive into our employee happiness data and determine which U.S. cities have the happiest workers -- and which have the unhappiest -- for a story they were working on.

Here’s what we found:

Cities with the Happiest Workers

RankCityCareerBliss Score
1Dayton, Ohio4.02 out of 5
2Knoxville, Tenn.4.02 out of 5
3Honolulu, Hawaii4.00 out of 5
4Memphis, Tenn.3.99 out of 5
5Pittsburgh, Pa.3.96 out of 5
6Virgina Beach, Va.3.96 out of 5
7Grand rapids, Mich.3.95 out of 5
8Trenton, N.J.3.93 out of 5
9St. Louis, Mo.3.93 out of 5
10Salt Lake City, Utah3.93 out of 5
 

Cities with the Least Happy Workers

RankCityCareerBliss Score
10Milwaukee, Wis.3.74 out of 5
9Allentown, Pa.3.73 out of 5
8Stockton, Calif.3.73 out of 5
7El Paso, Texas3.71 out of 5
6Cleveland, Ohio.3.71 out of 5
5Little Rock, Ark3.70 out of 5
4Fresno, Calif.3.69 out of 5
3Wichita, Kan.3.65 out of 5
2Reno, Nev.3.61 out of 5
1Boulder, Colo.3.45 out of 5

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