We’re on the cusp of a three-day weekend, and the last thing anyone wants to think about is WORK. But it’s Labor Day, and YOU deserve a voice for the contributions you make to society.
There’s a comprehensive Labor Day survey out on jobs, and here are some interesting stats from it:
1. Seven out of ten people say they’re working HARDER this year than last year.
2. Nearly six in ten people think tariffs and inflation are erasing their hard work.
3. Two in five Americans are concerned that A.I. will take their job.
4. Nearly three in five Americans say it’s not easy to get a job right now.
According to recent reports on the job market, it seems like YOUNGER WORKERS are bearing the brunt of this pressure. Partially because entry level positions are the easiest to cut to save money, especially when aspects of those jobs are more likely to be handled by A.I.
5. Nearly three in five Americans say they don’t have a “budget” for Labor Day spending. But let’s be honest: Some of them don’t use a budget, at all.
6. 93% of people think companies should offer financial wellness tools to employees. (Those are people already in the workforce. But financial literacy should also be a MUCH bigger focus in schools.)
7. 94% of people want a raise to keep up with inflation.
8. 52% of Americans are planning to spend less this Labor Day weekend compared to last year.
9. 59% are planning to check out Labor Day sales for good deals.
10. They did not ask the most important question: Are you willing to go rogue and wear white after Labor Day? And if not, what would happen if you wore a blue and black outfit to work, but coworkers saw it as white and gold?
Would that still be a violation of the no-white-after-Labor-Day rule? (???)
