Thriving Workplaces How Employers can Improve Productivity and Change Lives 2025
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Cross industry analysis of employee health and well-being survey data FIGURE 5
Industry Sample size
(number)Faring well,
% of respondentsHigh holistic
health reports,
% of respondentsHigh burn-out
symptoms
reports,* % of
respondents
Global average across all industries 29,728 49% 57% 22%
Human resources 310 59% 68% 16%
Construction 1,417 58% 64% 16%
Administrative and support service activities 323 56% 60% 12%
Education 2,023 55% 59% 16%
Engineering/architecture 838 55% 65% 23%
Industrial manufacturing 264 55% 60% 13%
Government 1,273 53% 56% 15%
Information technology/lT 1,004 53% 71% 26%
Real estate 382 53% 62% 20%
Business services/consulting 348 52% 55% 17%
Manufacturing/production 1,568 51% 61% 22%
Automotive 542 50% 55% 18%
Consumer/personal services 292 50% 56% 15%
Financial/banking 1,046 50% 64% 25%
Healthcare/medical 1,940 50% 55% 16%
Fashion/apparel 350 49% 60% 25%
Insurance 305 49% 53% 20%
Non-profit/social services 399 49% 59% 21%
Transport 979 48% 53% 20%
Carpentry/electrical installations/plumbing 323 47% 54% 24%
Consumer packaged goods 336 47% 60% 29%
Hospitality/tourism 576 47% 52% 20%
Telecommunication, communications/phone 744 47% 59% 25%
Wholesale 613 47% 54% 19%
Computer-related products or services 894 46% 61% 30%
Other 1,981 46% 50% 16%
Energy/utilities/oil and gas 537 45% 50% 30%
Chemicals/plastics/rubber 250 45% 52% 26%
Legal 257 45% 50% 17%
Marketing/advertising 503 45% 52% 22%
Pharmaceuticals 263 45% 54% 23%
Food/beverage/restaurant 1,066 44% 49% 21%
Arts, media, entertainment and recreation 392 43% 49% 21%
Retail 1,624 42% 53% 27%
Accounting 613 40% 51% 30%Sample size too small for analysis, <200 Within bottom quartile Within top quartile
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