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Concern about job losses

6 May 2014

Q. How concerned are you that you or some member of your immediate family will lose their job in the next year or so: very concerned, somewhat concerned, or not at all concerned?

 

Total

 

 

Male

Female

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

 

Aug 2012

Feb 2014

Total Concerned

57%

54%

60%

68%

47%

58%

63%

47%

55%

Very concerned

23%

22%

25%

31%

15%

23%

30%

13%

22%

Somewhat concerned

34%

32%

35%

37%

32%

35%

33%

34%

33%

Not at all concerned

29%

31%

28%

18%

45%

25%

23%

37%

31%

Don’t know

7%

8%

5%

6%

5%

5%

7%

8%

6%

No employees in the immediate family

7%

7%

7%

7%

4%

11%

9%

7%

8%

Just over half (57%) of Australians are concerned that they, or a member of their immediate family will lose their jobs in the next year or so.

This is an increase of +3% from when the question was last asked in February 2014, and an increase of +10% from August 2013.

Females (60%) are more likely to be concerned than males (54%).

Labor (68%) and Other (63%) voters are more likely to be concerned. Lib/Nat (47%) are less likely to be concerned. Lib/Nat voters are the group most likely to indicate that they are not at all concerned (45% compared to 29% for the overall sample).

Those aged 35-54 were the most likely to be concerned (62%).

Those in VIC were the least likely to be concerned (53%). Those in QLD (63%) and NSW (59%) were more likely.

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