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U.S. Workers Fear Losing Their Jobs, Poll Finds
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Apr 23, 2004 05:44pm |
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| News Date | Friday, April 23, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Apr. 22--Eighteen percent of American workers have experienced at least one layoff since 2001, according to a new survey by Rutgers University.
And despite signs of economic recovery, American workers remain worried about their job security, the "Work Trends" poll found.
"There's still a lot of anxiety out there," said Carl Van Horn, executive director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers, which conducted the poll with the help of the Center for Survey Research and Analysis at the University of Connecticut.
The survey of 1,007 members of the American workforce took place mostly in February. Although the job statistics have improved since then, with the national economy adding 308,000 jobs in March, Van Horn said the response would probably be similar if the poll were taken today.
"The average American does not focus that much on job numbers," Van Horn said. "What they know is what's happening to them, to their family members, to people in their communities, and the firms where they work." |
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