Find a Job You Really Want In
When it comes down to it, maintaining a healthy work-life balance is really all about maintaining an appropriate level of happiness. Because that’s the goal of the end day, finding the right level of work that still allows you to enjoy life.
Some people actually enjoy sacrificing a bit of their personal life in pursuit of their career. And some would prefer to get out on the town on Friday nights.
Well, these places in Connecticut haven’t quite gotten that down yet and are relatively stressed because of it. They are places where people struggle to find steady jobs, can’t always live comfortably, and then don’t get to enjoy things like family and friends as often as they would like.
We took a look at data from the most recent American Community Survey from the Census Department to identify which of the 100 biggest places in Connecticut have failed to master the art of not bringing work home with them and living a balanced lifestyle.
After getting home late for dinner because of rush hour traffic, we were left with this set of ten places in the Nutmeg State that have the most stress:
- Jewett City
- Westbrook Center
- Stafford Springs
- Westbrook Village
- Rockville
- Moosup
- Terryville
- New Milford
- Madison Center
- Essex Village
Read on to see how we identified the towns that are tearing their hair out from all the stress.
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How we determined the places in Connecticut with the Most Stress
There are certain characteristics that all people that have achieved work-life balance share — happiness and satisfaction.
They get to spend an adequate amount of time on the job above and then spend the rest of the time doing things that make them happy.
With that in mind, we identified this set of criteria from the American Community Survey:
1. Jewett City
Population: 3,486
Average Hours Worked: 39.1
2. Westbrook Center
Population: 2,114
Average Hours Worked: 37.4
3. Stafford Springs
Population: 4,961
Average Hours Worked: 38.8
4. Plainfield Village
Population: 2,075
Average Hours Worked: 39.9
5. Rockville
Population: 7,328
Average Hours Worked: 36.9
6. Moosup
Population: 2,905
Average Hours Worked: 38.5
7. Terryville
Population: 5,078
Average Hours Worked: 38.8
8. New Milford
Population: 6,371
Average Hours Worked: 38.5
9. Madison Center
Population: 2,497
Average Hours Worked: 38.7
10. Essex Village
Population: 2,436
Average Hours Worked: 36.9
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