Job precarity and economic prospects during the COVID‐19 public health crisis
| Autor: | Jake Hart, Wen Jui Han |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry pandemic media_common.quotation_subject Public health Vulnerability Research on Covid 19 General Social Sciences economic conditions income loss Precarity Feeling Work (electrical) COVID‐19 Economic security Workforce medicine Original Article precarious job Demographic economics Business job loss Tertiary sector of the economy media_common |
| Zdroj: | Social Science Quarterly |
| ISSN: | 1540-6237 0038-4941 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ssqu.13031 |
| Popis: | Objective As labor markets in recent decades have become increasingly volatile and precarious, more workers are susceptible to working conditions threatening their economic security. COVID‐19 has further laid bare such economic insecurity from holding a precarious job. We examined the association between precarious employment and the probability of losing income or a job during COVID‐19 pandemic. Methods A multivariate regression analysis was conducted using a cross‐sectional data set collected in May 2020 in the United States. Results Our results confirm a strong positive association between precarious employment and losing work or income. Specifically, holding part‐time work in the service sector, and feeling disempowered in the workplace, receiving low material rewards, having few benefits, and experiencing obstacles in exercising rights all significantly doubled the probability of losing income or jobs. Conclusion Our analysis underscores the increasing vulnerability faced by our workforce and how a public health crisis magnifies the dire consequences of a precarious job. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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