Business View Magazine | September 2022

16 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 9 burnout support is 163% higher than the national average*. In some areas, 74% of employees have been affected by fatigue, stress or burnout in some way since spring 2020. Companies continue to grapple with employee health pandemic fallouts, inflationary squeezes and the lingering effects of changed workplace practices. These US states are most at risk of ‘quiet quitting’, with burnout increasing: State Increase in searches for ‘occupational burnout’ support (% change – latest 12 weeks compared to 2021) 1 West Virginia 99.64% 2 Delaware 70.16% 3 Montana 64.26% 4 New Hampshire 62.43% 5 Maine 57.52% 6 Connecticut 52.86% 7 South Carolina 52.04% 8 Nebraska 50.99% 9 Alabama 48.65% 10 Massachusetts 47.79% The research, conducted by the employee engagement experts at Wildgoose, analysed Google search data from each state, each state capital and 52 major US cities. Data was compared to state average and nationwide data. Across the USA, searches for burnout help have risen 15% this year, compared to the same period last year. Just one state –Wyoming – hasn’t experienced increased demand for It’s important that companies create the working environment where issues can be raised in a constructive manner to improve employee wellbeing