The chart depicts the proportion of employees in five different occupations experiencing work-related stress between 2010 and 2020.
Overall, there was an upward trend in the level of pressure in all five fields over 10 years. While healthcare stayed the most stressful occupation, retail showed the least one.
Concerning the higher figures, the percentage of workers in healthcare increased rapidly from 46% in 2010 to 63% in 2020. Likewise, 31% of people who worked in the education sector underwent stress in 2010 which then rose substantially to 52% in 2020.
Regarding the lower figures, the proportion of workers in construction experiencing stress witnessed a negligible increase from 34% in 2010 to 39% in 2020. Similarly, there was a moderate growth in the percentage of employees in technology from 26% in 2010 to 31% in 2020. Lastly, 22% of retailers get stressed out in 2010, before climbing slightly to 27% in 2020.
