This study analyses the impact of working in the public sector on job satisfaction in Europe (19) through the European Working Condition Survey (EWCS). A grouping of countries is proposed based on the perception of workers regarding the functioning of the labor market. Econometric estimates show that public sector workers, at an aggregate level, are more satisfied than those in the private sector. The highest job satisfaction corresponds to permanent contract public sector workers, followed by temporary contract public sector employees, the permanent contract private sector, and the temporary contract private sector workers. The results confirm that in those countries with a higher proportion of individuals who consider losing their job a probability, public sector job satisfaction is higher. In addition, those countries where the proportion of individuals with low confidence in finding a new job with similar characteristics to the one they have, public sector job satisfaction is also higher.

本研究通过欧洲工作条件调查 (EWCS) 分析了在公共部门工作对欧洲工作满意度的影响 (19)。根据工人对劳动力市场运作的看法，提出了一组国家。计量经济学估计表明，总体而言，公共部门的工人比私营部门的工人更满意。最高的工作满意度对应于长期合同公共部门工人，其次是临时合同公共部门雇员、永久合同私营部门和临时合同私营部门工人。结果证实，在那些认为有可能失去工作的个人比例较高的国家，公共部门的工作满意度更高。此外，