Workers’ job loss fears back to pre-recession level

(April 24, 2015) -- In the United States, 13 percent of employed adults think it is "very" or "fairly" likely that they will be laid off in the next 12 months, down slightly from the 16 percent who feared job loss a year ago, Gallup reported today. The percentage who fear being laid off is down from a high of 21 percent in 2010.