Staying in a job for the health insurance? About 1 in 4 Americans do, a survey says
A new report indicates that nearly 25% of American workers remain in unwanted jobs specifically to maintain their health insurance coverage. This phenomenon, known as 'job lock,' has increased significantly over the last five years, particularly among those with chronic health conditions.
Why it matters
It highlights how the link between employment and healthcare access creates economic rigidity and limits labor market mobility for millions of Americans.
Why do some people stay in terrible, horrible, no good, very bad jobs?
A new report finds that nearly a quarter of workers who get health insurance through their jobs report staying in unwanted jobs for health insurance — a figure that's risen dramatically in the last five years.
Business This factory was severely short on workers. Then it offered flexible work The survey from West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America finds that approximately 23 million adults are in what the report authors call "job lock." In 2021, 16% of those surveyed were in job lock.
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