SALT LAKE CITY — A U.S. economy that's been running red-hot for the past two years has helped prop up a robust jobs market that has, so far, resisted an effort by the Federal Reserve to cool down consumer spending, wage growth and hiring through a series of interest rate hikes going back to March of last year.
Some 90% of poll participants said they are satisfied with their current jobs, with 52% weighing-in as very satisfied. Ten percent of respondents said they were somewhat unsatisfied with their jobs and 1% aren't happy at all with their work lives, ranking their feelings as very unsatisfied.
Poll participants' positive takeaways from their jobs also seemed to extend into how they view the long-term prospects for their current positions. When asked to rate their concerns about being laid off in the next six months, 71% said they were not at all concerned, 12% said they were somewhat unconcerned and 17% said they were somewhat or very concerned.
Crabb also noted poll participants' high ranking of workplace relationships as a source of job satisfaction reflects the reality that what people do for work "is not just about income but a social aspect" in their lives.
Monroe said he has colleagues who have suffered work injuries but are afraid to report the problems to supervisors because they're worried about getting in trouble. He also shared frustrations about an inconsistent work schedule that sometimes results in being sent home early but, on other days, means working extra hours.