WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the unemployment rate continues to rise sharply in the wake of the novel coronavirus, a record-high 25% of employed U.S.
adults think they are likely to be laid off in the next year. This latest reading in Gallup's 45-year trend comes one year after it hit 8%, which matched the lowest level recorded.The one-quarter of U.S.
workers employed full or part time who think they are likely to lose their jobs in the next 12 months include 9% who say it is "very likely" and 16% "fairly likely." Meanwhile, 37% say this is "not too likely" and 38% "not at all likely."The April 1-14 poll was conducted as more than 20 million U.S.