Millions in UK worried they will lose jobs

MORE than three million workers fear they will lose their job in the next year because of the economic slowdown, according to research today.

A study by the TUC showed that 17 per cent of adults in Scotland thought they might lose their job.

Adults in Wales were least confident that they will still be working for their current employer in 12 months' time, with one in five fearing the sack.

Workers in the East of England were most optimistic about their employment prospects, followed by those in London, Yorkshire and the West Midlands.

TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said: "These poll findings show just how many people are getting worried about losing their job. Of course this does not mean that unemployment will rise by anything like three million, but it does show just how jittery people have become."

A total of 3.3 million people, 13 per cent of the workforce, were not confident they would still be in their job in a year's time.