66% of India’s Workforce Unhappy at Work, Reveals Happiest Places to Work®️ 2025 Report

Mumbai, 6th November– Happiest Places to Work®️ unveils its 2025 Happiness Research Report titled “How Happy is India’s Workforce? “This comprehensive study, powered by the Happiness Research Academy, maps the state of happiness and well-being across India’s corporate landscape.

The findings point to a pressing need for organizations to rethink their people strategies. According to the report, 66 percent of India’s workforce feels unhappy at work, even as productivity levels continue to rise. Emotional connection, trust, and recognition remain critical gaps across industries and geographies.

Key insights from the 2025 Report include:

• High dissatisfaction: 54 percent of employees want to leave their current jobs.
• AI readiness gap: While 58 percent see continuous technical skill development as important, 42 percent still do not prioritize upskilling.
• Trust deficit: Only 52 percent of employees feel confident using digital tools.
• Generational divides: Gen X reports the highest happiness (6.6), while Baby Boomer women report the lowest (5.0).
• Regional disparities: Rajkot leads with the highest happiness score (7.2), while Delhi/NCR reports one of the lowest (5.0).
• Industry contrasts: E-commerce and allied sectors top the list (7.2), while Consumer Durables and Healthcare report the lowest happiness scores (4.2).
• Non-monetary priorities: Work-life balance (18 percent) and growth opportunities (16 percent) are the most valued beyond salary.

The report underscores that while India is becoming more digitally connected, emotional well-being at work has not kept pace. This disconnect signals a quiet crisis that organizations can no longer afford to ignore.

Raj Nayak, Founder and Managing Director, Happiest Places to Work®️, said:

“Happiness at work is not a passing trend, it is a survival metric. When employees feel loved, involved, and cared for, organizations thrive. The message from this research is simple yet urgent: leaders must put human happiness at the centre if they want organizations that last. This report is a wake-up call for India Inc. to place happiness at the heart of every business strategy.”

Achal Khanna, CEO, SHRM APAC & MENA, said:

“Workplaces today are at an inflection point. Productivity has risen, technology has accelerated, but emotional well-being has not. Employees increasingly look for trust, recognition, and inclusion. Our support to encourage this initiative with Happiest Places to Work®️ will enable organizations to move beyond compliance and policies to building cultures that truly value people.”

“SHRM India, as the Knowledge Partner for this initiative, supported the 2025 Happiness Research Report initiative and the broader mission to strengthen workplace well-being and people-first cultures across India.”

The Happiness Research Academy is dedicated to studying patterns of happiness and its deficit within India’s urban workforce. Through years of data-driven research and behavioural insights, it has developed diagnostic tools that map happiness across emotional and physiological dimensions. The 2025 report builds on this foundation to provide actionable insights for leaders seeking to create happier, more resilient organizations.

To download the full report, click here: https://happiestplacestowork.com/report 

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