The New Measure of Job Unhappiness: A Quarter of Americans Are Stuck A recent survey on job lock has left many wondering if the American Dream has become more like a necessary evil. Approximately one in four U. S.
employees stay in unwanted jobs solely for health insurance, indicating that something is amiss in the labor market. The trend's steep increase since 2021 is particularly striking.
What was once considered an anomaly has now become a disturbingly common phenomenon.