People who feel their employment is insecure are more likely than other employed people to rate their overall life satisfaction poorly, Stats NZ said today.
New survey data from the March 2021 quarter shows that 26 percent of employed people who thought there was a high or almost certain chance of losing their job or business in the next 12 months, rated their life satisfaction poorly, at 0-6 on a scale from 0 to 10. This compares with just 9.3 percent of those who felt there was almost no chance of losing their job or business.
"Overall life satisfaction tended to increase along with job security," wellbeing and housing statistics manager Dr Claire Bretherton said.
"One in 5 people with the highest level of job security rated their life satisfaction at the maximum of 10. They were almost twice as likely to do so as those who were the least secure in their employment."
| Almost certain / high chance |
| 0 to 6 | 26 |
| 7 | 20.8 |
| 8 | 30.1 |
| 9 | 11.8 |
| 10 | 11.3 |
| 19.9 | 32.1 |
|---|
| 14.9 | 26.6 |
| 23.7 | 36.4 |
| 7.4 | 16.2 |
| 6.8 | 15.9 |
| Overall life satisfaction rating | Medium chance |
| 0 to 6 | 18.1 |
| 7 | 22.7 |
| 8 | 32.8 |
| 9 | 14.7 |
| 10 | 11.7 |
| 15.3 | 20.9 |
|---|
| 19.6 | 25.7 |
| 29.2 | 36.5 |
| 11.8 | 17.5 |
| 9.2 | 14.1 |
| Overall life satisfaction rating | Low chance |
| 0 to 6 | 10.8 |
| 7 | 19.5 |
| 8 | 36.8 |
| 9 | 18.5 |
| 10 | 14.4 |
| 9.5 | 12.1 |
|---|
| 17.7 | 21.2 |
| 34.7 | 38.9 |
| 16.8 | 20.2 |
| 12.8 | 16.1 |
| Overall life satisfaction rating | Almost no chance |
| 0 to 6 | 9.3 |
| 7 | 15.6 |
| 8 | 34.1 |
| 9 | 20.8 |
| 10 | 20.1 |
| 8.1 | 10.6 |
|---|
| 14 | 17.3 |
| 32.3 | 35.9 |
| 19.1 | 22.6 |
| 18.6 | 21.7 |
Job security has been a concern for many people during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, most New Zealanders feel reasonably secure in their employment. In the March 2021 quarter, 43 percent of employed people felt there was almost no chance of losing their job or business in the next 12 months, and a further 38 percent felt there was only a low chance. Just 13 percent felt there was a medium chance and 4.2 percent that the chances were high or almost certain.
"With job losses having been less severe than feared at the start of the pandemic, people's feelings of job security have improved over the past year," Dr Bretherton said.
Between the June 2020 and March 2021 quarters, those who felt there was at least a medium chance of losing their job or business in the next 12 months fell from 23 percent to 17 percent. On the other hand, those who felt there was a low or almost no chance increased from 73 percent to 81 percent.
| Likelihood | Jun 2020 |
| Almost certain / high chance | 6.6 |
| Medium chance | 16.8 |
| Low chance | 36.1 |
| Almost no chance | 37.2 |
| Don't know | 3.4 |
| 5.9 | 7.3 |
|---|
| 15.7 | 17.9 |
| 34.4 | 37.7 |
| 35.5 | 38.8 |
| 2.8 | 4 |
| Likelihood | Sep 2020 |
| Almost certain / high chance | 6 |
| Medium chance | 16.3 |
| Low chance | 37 |
| Almost no chance | 37.6 |
| Don't know | 3.2 |
| 5.3 | 6.6 |
|---|
| 15.2 | 17.3 |
| 35.7 | 38.3 |
| 36.3 | 38.9 |
| 2.7 | 3.6 |
| Likelihood | Dec 2020 |
| Almost certain / high chance | 4.4 |
| Medium chance | 12.6 |
| Low chance | 37 |
| Almost no chance | 43.6 |
| Don't know | 2.4 |
| 3.9 | 5 |
|---|
| 11.7 | 13.6 |
| 35.8 | 38.2 |
| 42.2 | 44.9 |
| 2 | 2.8 |
| Likelihood | Mar 2021 |
| Almost certain / high chance | 4.2 |
| Medium chance | 12.6 |
| Low chance | 37.9 |
| Almost no chance | 42.9 |
| Don't know | 2.4 |
| 3.6 | 4.7 |
|---|
| 11.6 | 13.6 |
| 36.4 | 39.5 |
| 41.3 | 44.5 |
| 1.9 | 2.9 |
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