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 39/100
- #2 Tucson 39/100
- #3 Cleveland-Elyria 38/100
- #4 Memphis 37/100
- #5 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach 36/100
- #6 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 36/100
- #7 New York-Newark-Jersey City 35/100
- #8 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin 35/100
- #9 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater 35/100
- #10 Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise 35/100
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.