Fewer adults see their job as a source of life's meaning, and it shows how the pandemic has changed America's relationship with work
Americans are are especially jaded when it comes to work. Of the 17 advanced economies that Pew surveyed in 2021, the share of adults in the US to list work as a source of meaning comes in fourth from last, just ahead of South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. The US also falls below the median of 25%; Italians were the most likely to list work as a source of meaning, coming in at 43%.
That's true across income brackets: While higher-earners and those with college degrees are still more likely than other groups to list their jobs as something that brings meaning, they're now less likely to than in previous years. Still, 24% of high-income adults said that their career gives them meaning, while just 12% of low-income adults said the same. And 26% of those with college degrees cited work as a source of meaning, while 11% of their less-educated peers said the same.
The Pew study is the latest data point showing that Americans are decoupling themselves from work, something that's been intrinsic to the
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