Stress can be defined as a state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation. Everyone experiences stress to some degree. But degree of stress varies in people with respect to various situation and with level of perception. In this study stress level of working and retired people are assessed and compared. Aim and Objectives: To investigate and compare the degree of stress in working and retired persons. Method: One of the traditional methods to detect stress is based on questionnaires called Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). This method completely depends on the answers given by the individuals, people will be tremulous to say whether they are stressed or normal. Total 600 participants are taken randomly. Out of which 300 taken from working population and another 300 from retired persons. In both group there are both male and female participants in equal number. People with comorbid conditions are not included anticipating altered stress level due to disease. Result: After analysing by T test, it has been seen that the female of working group is more stressed than that of male and most of male participants of retired group are more stressed than that of female participants. Conclusion: With the result of current study, we can conclude that working for livelihood may be a stressful condition for some people who are having other responsibilities along with their job.