Nearly one in four American workers with employer-sponsored health insurance say they are stuck in jobs they want to leave because they fear losing coverage.About 24% of U.S. workers with job-based insurance – roughly 23 million adults – are experiencing "job lock," up sharply from 16% in 2021, according to a report from the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America.The survey defines job lock as remaining in a job despite wanting to leave due to concerns about losing health insurance."Job lock is on the rise in America," the report noted. "Nearly a quarter of U.S. employees report st...
Roughly 23 million Americans trapped in jobs they want to leave over one costly fear
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