U.S. workers haven’t shaken job worries

(Sept. 2, 2013) -- Heightened fear among U.S. workers about their employment security, pay, and benefits stubbornly persists. Potentially more importantly, it could be a factor keeping a damper on consumer spending, if workers feel less confident about their primary source of income. If so, this could be an important barometer of a cycle in which worker uncertainty leads to sluggish consumer spending, which in turn leads to tepid job growth, Gallup noted.