job stability
Reliable ongoing employment
Job stability is the likelihood that employment will continue without disruption—freedom from layoffs, terminations, or company closures.
Some industries offer more job stability than others: Government work has good job stability but lower pay.
The term often appears in discussions of career choices, economic conditions, and what workers sacrifice for security versus opportunity.
- seniorityRank from length of service
- employee retentionMaintaining workforce continuity
- nine to fiveStandard workday timeframe
- permanent positionOngoing employment without end date
- unemployment ratePercentage without jobs seeking work
steady paycheck · job for life · labor laws · economic security · industry growth · golden handcuffs · performance reviews · unemployment benefits · work-life balance · collective bargaining rights · market demand · economic cycles · benefits packages · skill development · public sector jobs · dismissal · job satisfaction · anti-discrimination laws
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- job securityjob security, job protection, job retention, permanent position, seniority
- aging workforceaging workforce, older workers, mature workers, baby boomers, senior staff
- employee benefitshealth insurance, pension, 401k, 401(k), retirement
- mortgage loansloan amount, loan term, loan officer, lender, borrower
- senioritytenure, rank, time served, veteran status, experience
job stabilityjob insecurity
Uncertainty about continued employment
precariousness · at-will employment · gig economy · precarity · casual labor
job stabilitygig economy
Work based on temporary contracts
gig work · temporary employment · freelancing · contract work · casual labor