RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Americans are happy at work, just not as happy as they used to be.

According to a just-released national survey - the third annual

SnagAJob.com Labor Happiness Index - more than half of the U.S.

workforce (58%) says they are happy on the job, but that figure is down

7 percentage points, a significant drop from 2008. The survey, conducted

by Ipsos Public Affairs, polled more than 1,000 salaried and hourly

employees across the country.

"Even as we continue to face layoffs and other corporate cutbacks, the

majority of the American workforce remains upbeat about their jobs,"

said Shawn Boyer, founder and CEO of SnagAJob.com. "But on the whole,

we're not as happy. Ongoing anxiety about the economy may well be

chipping away at the happiness level."

In a climate that has seen 6.7 million U.S. workers lose their jobs

(source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), only one in four (24%) said

their happiness was based on the fact they were employed. A

significantly higher percentage (41%) said they were happy that their

jobs give them personal satisfaction or suit their lifestyle.

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