Almost 90% of employees are satisfied with their job, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO.)
Of those who were not happy, work pressures played a part.
Such pressures include working long hours or more than their contracted hours, and a lack of promotional opportunities.
The second part of the CSO's 'Personal and Work-Life Balance Survey' reveals that employees working on a temporary or part-time basis are most likely to leave their job within the next six month, alongside those who are only with their current employer for a short period of time.
While the survey mainly covered the attitudes of employees, it also looked at the barriers to work for those not working.
28% cited long-standing health problems as the main barrier, while 13% said caring for dependent family or friends and 11% said childcare issues.
21% of those not employed said there were no barriers preventing them from returning to work.
The survey also looked at life satisfaction, with 89% of those over the age of 18 stating they were happy with their life.
Of those dissatisfied with life, 58% found it hard to make ends meet, while 15% were in poor health.
Maureen Delamere, Statistician with the CSO said the support people get from family, friends and neighbours also plays an important role in how satisfied people are with their lives.
"More than one third of people who get no support or help from family were dissatisfied with their life, compared with most of persons who get a lot of support from family and are satisfied with their life," she said.
The CSO figures show that those who were working were more satisfied with their life than those not working.
