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 | 18 Oct 10 | |
| Total concerned | 62% | 67% | 52% | 49% | 45% | 39% | 43% | 40% |
| Very concerned | 22% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 11% |
| Somewhat concerned | 40% | 43% | 39% | 35% | 33% | 29% | 34% | 29% |
| Not at all concerned | 29% | 23% | 35% | 40% | 40% | 45% | 38% | 42% |
| Don’t know | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 12% | 10% |
| No employees in the immediate family | 5% | 5% | 8% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 7% |
40% were concerned that they or some member of their immediate family will lose their job in the next year or so and 42% were not at all concerned – a net positive movement of 7% since the last survey in June.
Full-time workers (40% concerned/48% not concerned) were more optimistic than part-time workers (53% concerened/37% not concerned).