PANDEMIC ACCELERATES JOB LOSS FEARS Percent who agree, in Singapore As a result of the pandemic, a portion of I worry that the pandemic will accelerate my organization’s workforce has seen the rate at which companies replace their work hours reduced or their human workers with AI and robots jobs eliminated A large percentage A small percentage 63% 62% 23 40 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer. LAY_OFFS. Has the organization you work for had to lay-off or furlough any employees as a result of the economic impact of the pandemic? Code 1, yes, a large percentage; code 2, yes, a small percentage. Question asked of those who are an employee (Q43/1). Total layoff/furlough percentage is a sum of code 1 and 2. SOC_AGR. Please indicate how much 10 you agree or disagree with the following statements. 9-point scale; top 4 box, agree. Question asked of half of the sample. General population, Singapore.