Hanover fights for third place in the Satisfaction Atlas 2024!

Hanover fights for third place in the Satisfaction Atlas 2024!

Hanover has made a remarkable leap upwards in the current Kununu Satisfaction Atlas 2024 and is now in third place. This is a remarkable rise, as last year the state capital was in seventh place. Bielefeld and Stuttgart share the first two places, while Munich follows closely behind Hanover in fourth place. This ranking is based on almost 480,000 reviews evaluated across 13 categories such as salary, benefits and working conditions. In fact, it can be seen that Hannover operates at a high, albeit slightly declining, level of satisfaction with 56.9% top ratings, i.e. an average of over 4 points. The last row of the ranking is occupied by cities such as Wuppertal, Bremen and Leipzig, which cannot quite keep up.

But how do Hanoverians deal with their daily commute? Public transport also plays a big role. The ÜSTRA network offers reliable connections through buses, trams and trains that serve both the city and the surrounding communities. Here you can travel quickly and directly, be it to the city center or to suburbs such as Langenhagen or Garbsen. The electronic timetable information system EFA supports passengers in planning their trips and enables uncomplicated ticket purchasing via smartphone and internet. Unfortunately, there is a small disadvantage: the admission tickets for HANNOVER MESSE no longer include tickets for the ÜSTRA buses and trams. Instead, trade fair visitors have to use special trade fair cards.

Satisfaction in numbers

A total of 20 cities were analyzed in this ranking and the results show a certain trend in satisfaction. While Lower Saxony is in the middle with 51.8%, the eastern federal states as well as Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate show rather lower ratings. The race for highest satisfaction is won by employees in Hamburg, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. An interesting comparison shows that tax consulting and auditing achieve an impressive 72.5% of top ratings, while sectors such as art and culture or retail are placed at the bottom of the field.

The impact on the economy

Job satisfaction not only influences the well-being of employees, but also the economy of a city. If people enjoy working in their city, that is a positive thing. With its rise in the satisfaction ranking, Hanover has good prospects for economic development. This is also reflected not least in the development of the mobility offering, which is constantly being improved to meet the needs of citizens.

Overall, it can be said that Hanover has not reached the top position, but is definitely on the right track. The commitment of the citizens, the quality of the working conditions and the excellent transport connections help ensure that the city remains attractive for new companies. It will therefore be interesting to see what happens next year, both in terms of employee satisfaction and the development of the infrastructure. In addition, the implementation of new technologies, such as the implementation of DaVinci Resolve Studio 20 with its versatile functions, is a step towards innovation and efficiency - a sign that progress is also required in creative industries.

In this sense, the question remains whether Hanover will continue to fight for its position or whether the trend will change. In any case, the course is set well, both in terms of local public transport and in the general satisfaction of the population.