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Most workers ill-well prepared for job loss

If they were to lose their job today, just 18 percent of those 34 and younger believe they could last a year without suffering economically.

By Dan Cook | Updated on April 18, 2014

If they were to lose their job today, more than half of workers ages 55 and older say they could go at least a year without experiencing financial hardship. But for those 34 and younger, just 18 percent believe they could last that long without suffering economically.

This disparity in the financial situations of older vs. younger workers was revealed after Gallup surveyed more than 500 working U.S. adults earlier this month. Gallup asked two basic questions: If you lost your job today, at what point would you begin to feel the pinch in your wallet? And how likely do you think it is that you will lose your job sometime soon?

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.

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