Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace: 2021 Report found that workers in the U.S. and Canada reported the highest rate of daily stress in the world during 2020.

Globally, Gallup’s World Poll found substantial increases in daily stress, worry, sadness and anger among workers employed for an employer during 2020. But the U.S. and Canada topped the list on stress. For the first time in a decade, employee engagement also declined globally. But it rose slightly in the Northern America region of the U.S. and Canada. Employees who are engaged at work but are not thriving in their overall lives report a 61% higher rate of burnout often or always. These findings indicate resilience will continue to be top of mind for leaders for the foreseeable future.

The report found that working women experienced higher daily stress than men, and younger workers experienced higher daily stress than older workers. Additionally, at the time of the survey in September 2020, Canadian workers were experiencing higher stress levels than US workers. However, the US and Canada also lead the world in employee engagement and saw employee engagement increase in 2020. Still, only one in five Canadian workers are fully engaged at work.

Click here to access the full report.