Gallup: 25% of Workers Think They’ll Lose Their Job Within 12 Months – By Michael W. Chapman (CNS News) / April 22 2020
(CNSNews.com) — In a survey it does every year, Gallup found that, at present, 25% of full- and part-time workers think they will lose their job within the next 12 months. In April 2019, only 8% of workers said the same thing.
In the survey, Gallup asked, “Thinking about the next 12 months, how likely do you think it is that you will lose your job or be laid off?”
Twenty-five percent of adult workers, 18 and older, said it is “very/fairly likely” that they will lose their job.
“The one-quarter of U.S. workers employed full or part time who think they are likely to lose their jobs in the next 12 months include 9% who say it is ‘very likely’ and 16% ‘fairly likely,'” said Gallup. “Meanwhile, 37% say this is ‘not too likely’ and 38% ‘not at all likely.'”
“The April 1-14 poll was conducted as more than 20 million U.S. workers have filed for unemployment benefits, and many more have been furloughed by their employers — meaning they continue to receive benefits, though not pay,” said the survey firm. “For this survey, Gallup counted workers who said they were furloughed as employed.”
“These abrupt changes in the economy have led Americans to be more fearful about losing their own job, as well as shaken their confidence in the U.S. economy and the job market more generally,” reported Gallup.
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