Nearly 20% in US Laid Off in Past Three Years
Is there any wonder about why people are worried? Workers in the Services industry have been the hardest hit, with 15% of laid off workers saying they worked in Services. Another 14% say they worked in the Technical arena before being laid off, while 13% were Clerical/Sales workers. On the other hand, only 3% of workers who have been laid off worked in the Healthcare industry. More (pdf)