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ByMaria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes Staff.
A new workplace report is saying the quiet part out loud—most Americans do not hold quality jobs. Only 40% of U.S. workers hold roles that provide financial well-being, a voice in workplace decisions and opportunities for growth at safe and respectful workplaces where they hold some control over their work, according to the study led by Gallup.
“For too long we’ve been reliant on data that counts the number of jobs being created and earnings, but there are big question marks around the quality of jobs,” says Maria Flynn, president and CEO of Jobs for the Future, which also worked on the study. “Even when the economy was doing well, you’d hear about workers being discouraged and disillusioned.”
