Nearly Half of Workers Worry They'll Be Out of a Job This Year

COVID-19 has been battering the U.S. economy since domestic cases first started increasing in March. Since then, unemployment has reached record levels and countless small businesses have closed their doors due to financial issues or local mandates.

It's not shocking, then, to learn that 47% of workers are now afraid of losing a job at some point this year, as per a recent report by Jobvite. By contrast, only 28% shared the same concern back in February, before COVID-19 really took hold in the U.S.

If you're worried about losing your job, you're clearly in good company. Here are a few steps you can take to prepare for that possibility -- or possibly avoid it.