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?
16 Feb 09 | 27 Apr 09 | 8 Jun 09 | 5 Oct 09 | 18 Jan 10 | 29 Mar 10 | 28 Jun 10 | |
Total concerned | 62% | 67% | 52% | 49% | 45% | 39% | 43% |
Very concerned | 22% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 9% |
Somewhat concerned | 40% | 43% | 39% | 35% | 33% | 29% | 34% |
Not at all concerned | 29% | 23% | 35% | 40% | 40% | 45% | 38% |
Don’t know | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 12% |
No employees in the immediate family | 5% | 5% | 8% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 7% |
43% were very or somewhat concerned that someone in their family might lose their job in the next year. This was 4% higher than the March result but lower than previous results over the last 12 months. There were no substantial differences by income.