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  • Aug, 2014

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    Concern about job losses

    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

    May 2014

    Total Concerned

    58%

    56%

    61%

    65%

    52%

    54%

    66%

    47%

    55%

    57%

    Very concerned

    22%

    23%

    21%

    30%

    14%

    14%

    30%

    13%

    22%

    23%

    Somewhat concerned

    36%

    33%

    40%

    35%

    38%

    40%

    36%

    34%

    33%

    34%

    Not at all concerned

    32%

    33%

    32%

    26%

    42%

    35%

    24%

    37%

    31%

    29%

    Don’t know

    4%

    3%

    5%

    3%

    3%

    4%

    3%

    8%

    6%

    7%

    No employees in the immediate family

    5%

    8%

    3%

    6%

    3%

    6%

    6%

    7%

    8%

    7%

    More than half (58%) of respondents were concerned that they, or a member of their immediate family will lose their jobs in the next year or so – little change since May.

    Females (61%) are more likely to be concerned than males (56%).

    Labor (65%) and other (66%) voters are more likely to be concerned. Liberal/National (52%) are less likely to be concerned.

    64% of those earning less than $600pw were concerned compared to 52% of those earning more than $1,600pw.

  • May, 2014

    Concern about job losses

    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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