- One in four of Europe’s and Belgium’s internet population affected by redundancy in past 12 months - either personally or an immediate family member. Portuguese and Germans hardest hit with two in five impacted.
- Three out of four Europeans and Belgians say their governments ‘not doing enough’ for job creation.
- Globally, only 46% of workers think their jobs are secure. French workers the most insecure in Europe about their jobs
Brussels, 12 April 2006 --- A new survey from ACNielsen, the world’s largest market research company, has found a continuing high level of anxiety among the working population in some of Europe’s largest economies.
The global employment survey released today, is part of ACNielsen’s twice yearly global online survey, the largest survey of its kind, which polls 23,500 regular internet users in 42 markets covering Europe, North and South America, Asia Pacific and the emerging markets.
“With continuing high unemployment rates in France, Germany and Portugal, it is no surprise that workers in these countries are the most concerned in Europe about job security and believe their governments should do more about job creation,” said Frank Martell, President and CEO, ACNielsen Europe.
The outlook for unemployment in France and Germany remains volatile. Although unemployment has eased marginally in Germany in recent times, two in five Germans say that they personally, or a family member, have been impacted by redundancy in the past year. Nearly one in two (45%) French workers are insecure about their jobs. “French workers are the most concerned in Europe about job security. Three in four workers in France firmly believe that governments are not doing enough to encourage job creation,” said Mr. Martell.
Regionally, the majority (73%) of Europeans say their governments are not doing enough for job creation.
European countries who are most supportive of their government’s efforts in job creation hail from low-unemployment nations such as Ireland and Denmark. In Scandinavia/the Nordics, workers consistently score the highest for being ‘most satisfied with their working hours’ and ‘most secure’ about their jobs.
Employment rates and job security are closely linked to the confidence consumers feel about the economic health of a country. The worst-off countries for unemployment also lie at the bottom of ACNielsen’s global consumer confidence index, published twice-yearly. The countries most secure about their jobs are Denmark, Sweden and Norway – nations featuring among the most confident in the ACNielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index rankings.
Overall, despite job worries, Europeans remain happy with their working hours, with over 60 percent of workers in the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Denmark Italy and Norway saying their working hours are ‘just right’. Topping the global ranking for being most satisfied with their working hours are the Finns - two in three Finnish workers said the hours they spent at the workplace were ‘just right’.
This ACNielsen Global Online survey was conducted among 23,500 regular internet users in 42 countries worldwide across Europe, North and Latin Americas, Asia Pacific and Emerging markets. Online methodology was chosen for this global survey as internet users are usually the earliest adopters technology and new products, and because of their relative affluence level. The margin of error for this survey is +/- 0.7% at 95% confidence level.
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