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The Hill
18-04-2025
- Health
- The Hill
These are the top workplace fears for U.S. employees right now
At the start of the year, a survey from workplace platform Modern Health identified that a huge 75 percent of the American workforce said they were experiencing some form of low mood. Unsurprisingly, politics and current events are the key drivers of U.S. workers' worries. Workers' mental health is taking a beating as a result, with 74 percent saying they want mental-health resources specifically addressing global political turmoil. For many employees, things are as bad as they've ever been. Almost half of the survey respondents said life was easier during the COVID-19 pandemic than it is now. 4 jobs hiring across the east coast Executive Director, ROA, Washington D.C. Director of Policy – North America, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Washington D.C. or New York City Senior Campaigner (17-Month Fixed Term), Amnesty International USA, New York City / Washington D.C. Director of Government Affairs, Blueprint Biosecurity, Washington D.C. 'American employees are struggling with their mental health, with global political turmoil and current events taking a particularly dire toll, and it's detrimental to how employees are showing up in the workplace,' says Alyson Watson, founder, and CEO of Modern Health. Those factors are bad enough, but another piece of research identifies that a majority of Americans are also concerned about the prospect of losing their job this year. Job losses loom Another study, conducted by My Perfect Resume, outlines growing fears among workers. Eighty-one percent are afraid they'll lose their job in 2025, and 20 percent of those are 'much more worried' about finding themselves unemployed in 2025 than they were a year ago. Adding to that are fears that finding a new job won't be easy, with 57 percent expecting that finding a new position will be as difficult or harder than it was in 2024. Even more worries are weighing hard on workers' minds. Ninety-two percent are concerned about a recession this year, and 33 percent believe the overall labor market will worsen. Burnout is on the rise with workers' saying that increased workloads (29 percent), and lack of work-life balance (23 percent), are the significant contributing factors. For those who have already been hit by job cuts this year, former president Joe Biden's recent comments at the national conference of Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD) in Chicago, may have hit home. Biden hit out at cuts at the Social Security Administration and said a 'hatchet' had been taken to the organization. 'Already we can see the effects, for example, thousands of people who use the Social Security website every single day to check on their benefits and submit their claims,' he said. 'But now, the technology division of the Social Security administration has been cut in half. And so the website's crashing. People can't sign onto their accounts. What do you think it does?' Remote work disappearing American workers are also concerned about the erosion of remote and hybrid working. Eighty-eight percent of respondents to My Perfect Resume's study said they predict more companies will require employees to return to the office this year. While the most recent report from WFH Research, which monitors working from home before and since the start of the pandemic, found that these days, working from home is most common in the finance, tech, and professional and business services sectors. It also identified that 13 percent of full-time employees are now fully remote, 61 percent are full-time on site, and 26 percent are working in a hybrid manner. It is clear that as a result of waves of return to office mandates, fewer workers than before are able to enjoy a completely remote setup. However, some light has emerged at the end of the tunnel for workers at the Food and Drug Administration, for example. Just weeks after workers there were ordered back into the office, and were met with a range of issues like limited parking and makeshift office spaces, the agency has had a change of heart. It will now allow certain staff to work remotely, such as its review staff and supervisors. In general however, jobs are trending away from offering remote working. LinkedIn statistics show that just 8 percent of jobs were remote as of December 2024. That's down from 18 percent in early 2022. One outlier has emerged here, however: high paying, in-demand positions are still more likely to be offered for remote working. Career site Ladders found that 10.4 percent of roles that pay $250,000 or more were advertised as remote in the third quarter of 2024. The takeaway is that if you've got skills that are in demand in the labor market, you've still got negotiating power to work the way that suits you.
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Will Trump's tariffs affect U.S. jobs?
On again, off again: the spectre of the potential economic fallout of tariffs has worried Americans since President Trump's inaugural address, when he proposed to 'tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens'. Global tariffs were announced, amended or rescinded across February and March, with a number going into effect, for example, new tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports went into effect mid-March. Most recently, the President has rowed back on a package of steep tariffs he intended to levy on dozens of the country's trading partners. Executive Director, ROA, Washington Director of Policy – North America, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Washington D.C. or New York City Senior Campaigner (17-Month Fixed Term), Amnesty International USA, New York City / Washington D.C. Legislative Director, Council of Large Public Housing Authorities, Washington D.C. Director of Government Affairs, Blueprint Biosecurity, Washington D.C. On April 9th, he said that nearly all of his reciprocal tariffs would be paused for 90 days. Additionally, he announced that he may consider exempting some U.S. companies altogether. That was welcome news, but regardless, the period of uncertainty that has been fostered by tariff announcements has sent shockwaves through the U.S. and wider global economies. Tariff announcements triggered the worst two-day loss in United States stock market history. Over one two-day period alone, $6.6 trillion in value was wiped out. Additionally, the S&P 500, an index tracking the performance of the largest publicly-traded companies in the U.S, suffered its biggest loss since its creation in the 1950s. Reuters says that it has been 'the most intense episode of financial market volatility since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.' Even as April 9th's reversal brought sighs of relief, and lacklustre markets quickly rallied, fears of a recession, and job losses are still top of mind. LinkedIn news says worker confidence is lower than it was in spring of 2020, while data from the Philly Fed's January 2025 Labor, Income, Finances, and Expectations (LIFE) Survey shows that 30 percent of workers said they were concerned about their employer's ability to stay in business. Younger and older workers are more likely to be concerned. Employees aged 18 to 35, and those aged 56 to 65 are more worried about losing their jobs. The most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report was released at the start of April. It has some better news in that it indicates that total nonfarm payroll rose by 228,000 in March. However, economists say the picture doesn't look quite as positive when viewed up close. For one, healthcare and social assistance accounted for a large portion of total jobs; 34 percent of March's numbers. 'At the surface level, it seems like a stable and resilient labor market. However, a closer examination of the data reveals that employers are exercising caution across nearly all sectors,' says Ger Doyle, the U.S. country manager at ManpowerGroup. Cory Stahle, who is an economist at Indeed's Hiring Lab, also offered sobering analysis in a statement. 'The residual confidence and optimism that helped buoy the labor market through the first quarter reversed virtually overnight after this week's announcements, and there is likely no going back,' he said. 'The velocity with which these policy changes are now happening is so fast that many employers will find it challenging to find the stability needed to maintain business as usual.' Stahle also says that 'prime-age labor force participation rate and employment-population ratio both appear to have reached a ceiling, suggesting labor supply issues could soon become a challenge for the market.' The fact is that the effects of tariffs don't fall equally on all households and demographics. A 2018 study by the U.S. The International Trade Commission found that tariffs disproportionately fall on both low-income groups and women. This is because less well-off consumers tend to spend a bigger portion of their income on necessary goods. As a result, tariffs act almost as an income tax on these cohorts. Women, too, may bear a disproportionate burden of the effects of tariffs. In particular, single-parent families are 90 percent more likely to be headed by females than males. These families also tend to spend about 40 percent of their income buying goods, which increases their exposure to the effects of tariffs. Uncertainty is not good for the labor market. It's likely that companies will bed-in until this period of fluctuation ends, and job creation will stall. Right now, Manpower's Ger Doyle notes that the labor market may be 'locked in place'. He also pointed out that while U.S. business and organizations are focused on preserving the status quo, this could all change. And that, he said, could put layoffs back on the agenda. Ready to buck the trend and get your job search underway? Browse thousands of jobs on The Hill Job Board Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Aircraft diverted to ROA after emergency pressurization issue
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport has reported a plane en route to Florida was diverted for an emergency landing after a midflight issue on February 26. ROA said a private jet, aircraft model Hawker 850XP on its way from Pittsburg to Florida 'experienced a pressurization issue.' ROA says parking lot is maxed out as renovations near final construction The crew issued an Alert 1 notification and declared an emergency, diverting to ROA. Officials with ROA said emergency vehicles were standing by to assist if needed and provided a safe place for the aircraft to land. No injuries or other complications have currently been reported, and no airport operations were affected. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
