ANXIETY ABOUT JOB LOSS REMAINS HIGH Percent who worry I worry about losing my job I worry that the pandemic will accelerate the due to one or more of these causes rate at which companies move to replace human workers with AI and robots Looming recession Lack of training/skills Freelance/gig economy Automation Cheaper foreign competitors International conflicts Jobs moved to other countries Immigrants who work for less (net) -3 pts Change, 78%Jan 2020 to 49% Aug 2021 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: The Belief-Driven Employee. POP_EMO. Some people say they worry about many things while others say they have few concerns. We are interested in what you worry about. Specifically, how much do you worry about each of the following? 9-point scale; top 4 box, worried. Question asked of half of the sample. SOC_AGR. Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statements. 9-point scale; top 4 box, agree. Question asked of half of the sample. 7-mkt. avg. All data is filtered to be among employees who work for an organization or corporation (Q43/1). “Losing my job” is a net of attributes 1-5, 22-24 at POP_EMO. 5