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Poll: Nearly 1/2 Afraid Of Losing Job

Item: Almost half of us worry about losing our jobs/Seattle P-I

More Info: Two out of every five Washington residents are worried about losing their jobs, according to a survey released Tuesday. The increasing unemployment rate and fears about the economy's getting worse have made workers more pessimistic, the Washington State Workplace Confidence Survey shows. The survey showed that 40 percent of Washington residents over age 18 and across almost all income levels fear job loss.

Question: Are you afraid of losing your job?



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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