In a recently published study, Sarah Burgard and Sarah Seelye find that persistent job insecurity – a reality for many Americans – can lead to psychological distress in later life. Using 25 years of data, they found those most vulnerable to job insecurity are minorities, workers without a high school diploma, and older workers. But Burgard says that “those who face the worst burden [of distress] are those who have faced uncertainty the longest.”

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