Men are more likely than womento have ever been laid off or terminated – 45 percent of men havelost their jobs as compared to 36 percent of women. (Photo:Shutterstock)
Even though the current 3.6 percent U.S. unemployment rate is ata record low, nearly half of the country's workers are stillworried they are going to lose their jobs, according to CareerArc's 2019CareerArc Layoff Anxiety Study.
The Harris Poll on behalf of CareerArc surveyed 2,204 U.S.adults, of whom 1,061 were employed, and found that 48 percent ofthose working experience layoff anxiety.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
