MISERY INDEX · 2026-Q2
The Misery
Index
2026 Q2 (Apr–Jun)
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City pressure index
Source: Office Blues Burnout Index (BLS OEWS + BEA RPP + commute). Updated quarterly. Full rankings →
- #1 New Orleans-Metairie 46/100
- #2 Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise 43/100
- #3 Memphis 43/100
- #4 Tucson 39/100
- #5 New York-Newark-Jersey City 38/100
- #6 Cleveland-Elyria 38/100
- #7 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin 36/100
- #8 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 36/100
- #9 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 36/100
- #10 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater 36/100
Cite this dataset
Office Blues. (2026). Misery Index 2026 Q2 (Apr–Jun). CC BY 4.0. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20534485. Dataset: github.com/officeblues/misery-data.