{"id":84806,"date":"2026-04-15T05:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T12:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/?p=84806"},"modified":"2026-04-20T10:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:51:17","slug":"job-security-major-purchases-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/job-security-major-purchases-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Over One-Third of American Workers Are Delaying or Canceling Major Purchases Due to Job Security Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><i>7% of American workers are canceling plans to make a major purchase, such as buying a home or car, due to their feelings about job security, according to a Redfin survey. Close to one-third (30%) are delaying these major purchase plans.<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><i>16% say they have already made a major purchase sooner than expected due to job security concerns. Another 17% say they <\/i><i>will make a purchase earlier than originally planned for the same reason.<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><i>69% of workers are confident about their job security, while 27% are concerned.\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><i>Among workers who are concerned about their job security, company performance (29%) and the impact of artificial intelligence (18%) are the top-cited reasons.<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><i>15% of workers have been late to make a rent or mortgage payment or missed a rent or mortgage payment entirely in the past three months.<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than one in three (36%) American workers are delaying or canceling a major purchase like a home or car due to their feelings about job security. On the flip side,\u00a0 31% have either already made a major purchase sooner than expected, or plan to due to their feelings about job security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Roughly One in Three U.S. Workers Are Delaying or Cancelling Major Purchases Due to Job Security Concerns\" aria-label=\"Table\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-8C0ry\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/8C0ry\/3\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"426\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">window.addEventListener(\"message\",function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";r.style.height=d}}});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s according to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a Redfin survey conducted by Ipsos between March 9-10, 2026.\u00a0 The nationally representative survey was fielded to 1,005 U.S. residents, including 452 who are employed full-time and 112 who are employed part-time.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The results for the combined group of workers have a credibility interval of +\/- 5.1 percentage points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than one in three\u00a0 (36%) of respondents say their feelings about job security have no impact on their timeline for any major purchase decisions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In August 2025, when we asked the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/survey-job-security-2025\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">same question<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to American workers, 42% said they were delaying or canceling plans to make a major purchase due to feelings about job security, six percentage points higher than today. However, the shares who said in August that they had already made (or planned to make) a major purchase sooner than expected (29%) is largely unchanged from today\u2014as is the share who said they had made no changes to their plans (32%).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Most American Workers Are Confident About Job Security<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roughly two-thirds (69%) of workers say they are either somewhat confident or very confident about their job security\u2014a similar share (66%) said the same last August.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In comparison, 27% now say they are either somewhat concerned or very concerned about their job security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Over Two-Thirds of U.S. Workers Are Confident About Their Job Security\" aria-label=\"Table\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-1Ifqo\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/1Ifqo\/4\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"440\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">window.addEventListener(\"message\",function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";r.style.height=d}}});<\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>Nearly One in Three Workers More Concerned About Job Security Now Than Six Months Ago<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roughly one-third (32%) of workers are <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mor<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e concerned<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about their job security than six months ago. In comparison, 18% are<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> more confident <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">about their job security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"32% of Workers Are More Concerned About Job Security Today Than 6 Months Ago\" aria-label=\"Table\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-9ONba\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/9ONba\/4\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"269\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">window.addEventListener(\"message\",function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";r.style.height=d}}});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we asked the same question in August 2025, 37% of workers said they were more concerned about their job security today than six months ago, while 21% said they were more confident.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Company Performance and AI Are Top Reasons for Job Insecurity<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roughly three in ten\u00a0 (29%) workers who are concerned about their job security cited their company\u2019s performance as the primary reason; a near-equal share (32%) said the same in August 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Company Performance Is Main Driver of Job Security Concerns\" aria-label=\"Grouped Bars\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-BLg4b\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/BLg4b\/5\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"575\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">window.addEventListener(\"message\",function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";r.style.height=d}}});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Currently, the next most-cited reason for job security concerns is the impact of artificial intelligence (18%), followed by government restructuring efforts (14%) and personal performance (12%).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Nearly 20% of Workers Have Recently Missed Rent, Mortgage Payment or Paid Late<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seven percent of workers say they have missed a rent or mortgage payment entirely in the last three months, and another 10% say they have been late on a housing payment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These shares were notably higher among those who are concerned about their job security. Nearly three in 10 members of this group (28%) have missed or been late on a recent housing payment. 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Thirteen percent say they are \u201cvery\u201d or \u201csomewhat\u201d likely to miss a housing payment entirely in the next three months.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>A Slim Majority of American Workers Have an Emergency Fund for Housing Payments<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most (55%) workers say they have an emergency fund to cover their monthly rent or mortgage payments if they face a financial crisis, while approximately one-third (34%) do not have such a fund.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These figures vary slightly among workers who expressed concern about their job security and those who are confident; the former are slightly less likely to have a housing emergency fund (50%), while the latter are slightly more (59%).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"More Than Half of Workers Have An Emergency Fund to Cover Housing Payments in a Crisis\" aria-label=\"Table\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-GUVbW\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/GUVbW\/4\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"402\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">window.addEventListener(\"message\",function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";r.style.height=d}}});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When asked how many months of housing payments their emergency funds cover, one in five workers with one say six months. 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