According to a report by CNBC Make It, a spring survey conducted by the American Psychological Association among 2,009 working adults shows that 32% of respondents are concerned about losing their jobs in the coming weeks or months, up from 26% in 2025. Meanwhile, data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas indicates that employers announced 617,189 layoffs in the first ten months of this year, a decrease of 44% year-over-year. The report points out that AI-related resource reallocation and labor market uncertainties continue to cause anxiety among some employees, noting that the proportion of respondents expressing concern does not equate to the actual unemployment rate.