Nearly five years since the start of the global financial crisis that spurred up to 10% unemployment in 2009 and an associated spike in job worries among U.S. workers, employed Americans continue to express elevated concerns about their job security. Workers’ worries about having their benefits and wages reduced, their […] Read more »
As in 1963, Blacks Still Feel Disadvantaged in Getting Jobs
Sixty percent of U.S. blacks believe whites have better chances than blacks to get jobs for which they are qualified, while 39% believe whites and blacks have equal opportunities. Blacks’ views are more positive now than they were in 1963, when 74% thought whites had better chances at jobs. Blacks […] Read more »
Besides Pay, Women as Satisfied as Men With Job Aspects
Women are as likely as men to be highly satisfied with various aspects of their jobs, with pay the lone exception. Of the 13 job characteristics measured, pay is the only one associated with a significant gender gap: 32% of men and 24% of women say they are completely satisfied […] Read more »
Young Men, Women Value Career Similarly, Unlike Elders
In the U.S., young men and women in the workforce attach similar importance to career advancement, while older men are significantly more likely than older women to say advancement is important. Overall, slightly more than half of all American workers say it is extremely or very important that they advance […] Read more »
15% of Women Feel Unfairly Denied a Promotion
Fifteen percent of U.S. working women say they have at some point felt passed over for a promotion or opportunity at work because of their gender, while 85% say they have never felt that way. These perceptions are similar by age, educational attainment, and employment in a professional or non-professional […] Read more »
More Nonwhites Than Whites Say Jobs the Top Issue
One in four Americans name the economy as the most important problem facing the country today, followed by unemployment and jobs at 19%, and dissatisfaction with government at 17%. Nonwhites (25%) are much more likely than whites (16%) to say unemployment is the most important problem; this issue ranks behind […] Read more »