(The Conference Board: New York) -- Americans of all ages and income brackets have the highest job satisfaction levels since the beginning of the Great Recession. However, the majority continue to be unhappy at work, according to a report released by The Conference Board.

The report, based on a fall 2011 survey of 5,000 U.S. households conducted for The Conference Board by The Nielsen Co., finds 47.2 percent of Americans are satisfied with their jobs. Though a slight improvement from 2010 and 2009—when the figure stood at 42.6 and 45.3 percent, respectively—job satisfaction remains below the 48.8 percent recorded in 2008. According to the report, 2005 was the last year in which the majority of Americans were happy at work (52.1%), but compared to the 1980s and 1990s, widespread dissatisfaction has been entrenched since the turn of the century.

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