Original question: Thinking about your own work experiences, how important, if at all, are these things to you personally when choosing a job? Having flexibility to balance work and family needs *Not important at all: respondents totaled less than one percent.
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Importance of work-life balance among employees in the U.S. 2018
This statistic shows the importance of work-life balance among employees in the United States in 2018. During the survey, 72 percent of respondents considered work-life balance a very important factor when choosing a job.
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Morning Consult. (September 12, 2018). Importance of work-life balance among employees in the U.S. in 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/916521/us-economy-importance-work-life-balance/
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Importance of work-life balance among employees in the U.S. in 2018 [Graph], Morning Consult, September 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/916521/us-economy-importance-work-life-balance/
