General life satisfaction in Slovenia has not changed significantly since the outbreak of the epidemic, followed last year by increasing international/geopolitical and energy uncertainties, exacerbated effects of climate change (drought and wildfires), and rising inflation. In 2021, both economic activity and employment were at high levels, so in the summer of 2022, respondents did not yet perceive any deterioration of the economic situation in the country (while in the EU as a whole a significant deterioration was perceived) (Figure 34). ...the measures taken before the elections in the first quarter of 2022 also contributed to higher satisfaction, and with the elections and the new government, so did post-election optimism. According to the survey data, in mid-2022 the percentage of people in Slovenia who were satisfied with their employment situation and the financial situation of households was higher than ever before (Figure 35), which reflects favourable labour market conditions (see p. 20).