HRO Today July/August 2017 - 46

HRO Today Research
Worker Confi dence is
Up, Up, and Away!
More employees are concerned about job loss, but those with
security are feeling fl ush.
By The Editors
Worker confi dence continued its upward trend in the
fi rst quarter of 2017. The Worker Confi dence Index
(WCI) from HRO Today and Yoh Recruitment Process
Outsourcing reports an increase to the highest level
since the study's inception in 2014, up 3.1 points to 107.6
in the fi rst quarter, which is 10.9 points higher than one
year ago. Two of the four components of the WCI-the
likelihood of promotion and likelihood of a raise-
rose by more than nine points in the fi rst quarter of
2017, while job stability and trust in leadership slightly
declined.
However, there is a dichotomy in worker confi dence.
Those feeling secure about their jobs are thriving, but
an increasing percentage (up 3.3 points from last year)
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of workers are concerned about losing their job. There
is a consistent upward trend among both males and
females that the feeling of a lob loss is likely. Millennials
between the ages of 25 and 34 years old were the least
secure, reporting the biggest increase in concern about
job loss in the fi rst quarter of 2017. Those workers under
the age of 45 reported the highest concern about job
security and the most educated respondents felt the
least secure about their job stability in the fi rst quarter
of 2017. Females continue to report higher levels of
confi dence in their job security than men, as only 9.9
percent of females compared to 13.7 percent of males
thought a job loss was likely. Despite the historic
trend of those with the lowest incomes being most
concerned with their job security, the fi rst quarter of

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