Journalists rank job future prospects as most unstable in national study of job security

April 21, 2016 9:35

Journos are among the most fearful for their jobs in Roy Morgan study

Journalists and writers are among the most pessimistic Australians when rating their job security, alongside cleaners, housekeepers and scientists.

The survey by Roy Morgan revealed what many in media already know – due to redundancies continuing across the board throughout media companies, journalists and writers have little confidence that their jobs are safe.

While an estimated 11.5m Australians currently hold down a job of some form, the survey found that 6% of employed workers rated their job security as ‘very poor’.

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Simon Canning

Simon Canning was Mumbrella's marketing and advertising editor from 2015-2017. In a career spanning journalism and communications over more than 30 years Simon has become one of Australia’s most respected analysts and commentators on the advertising, marketing and media industries. A regular commentator on radio and TV, Simon has also worked in media in the US and UK .

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