According to the latest CBOS survey conducted in April 2026, as many as 74 percent working people are not afraid of losing their job.
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Although the overall optimism index remains stable, the devil is in the details – respondents increasingly depend on the financial condition of the companies they work for for their peace of mind.
Companies are in good shape, but farmers are worried
The vast majority of respondents (60%) assess the current situation in their workplaces as good. Only every tenth respondent sees problems in the company. Interestingly, this optimism is not evenly distributed across all industries.
“People working on private farms, including their owners and family members who help them, assess the situation in their workplace much worse than others,” emphasize the authors of the CBOS study.
Predictions for the next twelve months are conservative: 59 percent respondents expect the current state of affairs to continue, and 22 percent counts on improvement.
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The fear of being fired comes from forecasts
The sense of security is closely correlated with how we perceive the future of our employer. In groups where the company's condition is expected to deteriorate, as many as 55 percent people are concerned about the possibility of losing their job. On a national scale, the structure of concerns is as follows:
- 40 percent considers job loss unlikely (up from 34% in March),
- 34 percent he probably doesn't take such a scenario into account,
- 18 percent takes into account the possibility of termination,
- 5 percent he has a very serious fear of being fired.
Local labor market: where you live matters
Although global statistics are optimistic, the study reveals difficulties in local markets. There has been a slight increase in pessimism – close 29 percent respondents believe that finding a job in their area is very difficult or even impossible.
The key factor differentiating the answers is the size of the town. Only 12 percent declare difficulties in finding employment. inhabitants of metropolises (over 500,000 inhabitants), while in villages this percentage increases to 39%.
CBOS also notices a clear gender difference – women report problems with finding a suitable job in their area much more often than men.
The study was carried out in mid-April 2026 on a representative group of 944 people.
