JOB SATISFACTION  Most workers seem satisfied with their jobs, and a surprisingly large number say they are completely or very satisfied, according to newly available data from the 1997 International Social Survey Programme, which has been analysed by David Blanchflower and Andrew Oswald. The survey found the greatest discontent in Japan, where 15% of workers were dissatisfied with their jobs, and in Russia (14%), followed by Bulgaria and Britain (11% each) and France (10%). In all other countries surveyed, fewer than 10% of workers were dissatisfied. The largest single group in most countries said they were “fairly satisfied” with their jobs, although in a few, including Denmark, Spain and Switzerland, more were “very” than “fairly” satisfied. “Complete” satisfaction was notably rare in Japan, Germany and Canada.