The distinction between perceived job insecurity (workers’ assessment of their likelihood of losing their job) and perceived labor market insecurity (workers’ assessment of their ability to find another job similar to their current position) is important because the theoretical primacy of perceived job insecurity is diminished in the context of the risk regime, presenting a need for work that identifies whether the traditional factors of security still protect workers from feeling insecure. The author addresses this need by analyzing data from the Quality of Working Life module of the General Social Survey, which was asked of respondents in 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014. The author finds that while characteristics of secure work are still associated with lower perceived job insecurity, most tend to increase perceived labor market insecurity. The author also finds that the Great Recession produced higher levels of perceived labor market insecurity. These findings suggest that jobs previously considered to be “good” jobs such as government and union jobs may be more of a liability than an asset in the context of decreased employer–worker attachment.

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美国工作和劳动力市场不安全感：2002 年至 2014 年工人态度评估

感知工作不安全感（工人对其失去工作的可能性的评估）和感知劳动力市场不安全感（工人对其找到与当前职位相似的另一份工作的能力的评估）之间的区别很重要，因为感知工作不安全感的理论重要性在风险制度的背景下减少了，这表明需要确定传统的安全因素是否仍然保护工人免受不安全感。作者通过分析 2002 年、2006 年、2010 年和 2014 年受访者的综合社会调查的工作生活质量模块的数据来满足这一需求。作者发现，虽然安全工作的特征仍然与较低的感知的工作不安全感，大多数倾向于增加感知的劳动力市场不安全感。作者还发现，大衰退产生了更高水平的劳动力市场不安全感。这些发现表明，在雇主-工人依恋减少的情况下，以前被认为是“好”的工作，例如政府和工会工作，可能更多是一种负债而不是资产。