Labor Market Sentiment & Job Security Survey

Thanks for taking part in this labor market check-in! We're asking about your current job situation, how secure you feel, and what matters most in a job right now. Your responses are completely confidential and anonymized. Takes about 6 minutes, and there's no wrong answer.

Which best describes your current employment status?

• Employed full-time
• Employed part-time
• Self-employed / freelance
• Unemployed, looking for work
• Unemployed, not looking
• Student
• Retired

How confident are you that you (or, if unemployed, your household) will have stable income over the next 6 months?

In the last 30 days, how actively have you searched for a new job?

• Not searching at all
• Casually browsing listings
• Actively applying to a few roles
• Actively applying and interviewing regularly

If you're currently employed, how satisfied are you with each aspect of your job? (Skip if not currently employed.)

When you think about what makes a job worth taking or keeping, which of these matters most and which matters least to you?

• Base compensation
• Job security / stability
• Flexible or remote work options
• Career growth opportunities
• Health and retirement benefits
• Company culture and values
• Commute or location
• Work-life balance

Thinking about your current job situation (or your last job if unemployed), distribute 100 points across these reasons based on how much each drives your decision to stay, leave, or search elsewhere.

• Pay is below what I could get elsewhere
• Concerns about job security or layoffs
• Lack of growth or advancement
• Poor management or leadership
• Desire for better flexibility/remote options
• Nothing pushing me to leave

Probe the respondent's biggest single reason for staying, leaving, or searching, anchoring on whatever factor they weighted most heavily in the point allocation. Ask for a specific recent example or moment that crystallized how they feel (a pay review, a layoff announcement, a rejected raise request, a good/bad manager interaction). If they said job security is a concern, ask what signals at their company or industry made them feel that way, and whether they've taken any concrete action (updating resume, networking, applying) as a result.

What industry do you currently work in, or most recently worked in?

• Technology
• Healthcare
• Retail / hospitality
• Manufacturing
• Finance / insurance
• Education
• Government / public sector
• Other
• Prefer not to say

What is your age range?

• Under 25
• 25–34
• 35–44
• 45–54
• 55–64
• 65 or older
• Prefer not to say

What is the highest level of education you've completed?

• High school or less
• Some college, no degree
• Associate degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Graduate or professional degree
• Prefer not to say

Which range best describes your total annual household income?

• Under $30,000
• $30,000–$59,999
• $60,000–$89,999
• $90,000–$119,999
• $120,000 or more
• Prefer not to say

That's everything — thank you for the honest look at your job situation. Your responses feed into aggregated labor market reporting that helps us understand what workers are actually experiencing right now; no individual answers are shared with employers.