# Job loss affected more than one-in-ten Americans in the past year

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/money/job-loss-affected-more-than-one-in-ten-americans-in-the-past-year/

> Indexed question in Money & Finance.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,509 U.S. adults conducted July 30 to Aug. 4, 2025, 13% of Americans said they had lost a job in the past 12 months.

About nine-in-ten said they had not lost a job in that period (87%).

## Topline

Have you lost a job in the past 12 months?

13% of Americans said they lost a job in the past 12 months.

- No: 86.5%
- Yes: 13.5%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-07-30 → 2025-08-04
- Base (unweighted): 971
- Margin of error: +/- 3.9%
- Module: AI Adoption Survey July 2025
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-monthly-ai-july.tiiny.co](https://verasight-monthly-ai-july.tiiny.co)

## Citation

AI Adoption Survey July 2025, fielded July 30-August 4, 2025, N=971 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.9%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-monthly-ai-july.tiiny.co](https://verasight-monthly-ai-july.tiiny.co)