You Don't Need a Job to Be Happy!?

From NYDailyNews

Apparently not, as Jamie Doward of The Observer reports. According to a new study in The Economic Journal, unemployed people are less satisfied with their life in general, but on a day-to-day basis, they have the same level of positive feelings as the employed. The researchers explain that most people are happiest when at leisure and least happy at work, so in a way the results make sense because the unemployed have more leisure time.

But don't quit your job yet! Remember that money DOES buy happiness for people below the poverty line (just not for the middle class or higher). Unemployment can also add a lot of stress in today's tough job market. Still, though, this Economic Journal study may at least give jobless people reason to step back and be thankful for what they DO have as they continue down the difficult path to employment.

Those of you without a job, do you feel happy? How do you feel about this study? (Those with jobs can join in the discussion, too!)