Poll: Americans' fears of being laid off at record low

Across the 42-year span in which Gallup has asked this question, an average of 14% have said they are “very” or “fairly” likely to be laid off, but concerns about layoffs have reached as high as 21% in 2010 as unemployment approached double digits after the Great Recession.

The current 8% of employees who say it is “very” or “fairly” likely they will be laid off this year is down seven points from one year ago. U.S. workers are much more likely to say it’s “not too likely” they’ll be laid off (29%). The majority, 62%, say it is “not likely at all.”