This 2009 Work Trends survey by the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University finds the American worker in a state of deep distress due to the economic downturn. Many of those in the labor force either believe the United States economy is in a depression, or think the economic problems indicate the economy is undergoing fundamental and lasting changes. Job losses are widespread. A significant portion of workers say they have been laid off from a full- or part-time job in the past 3 years, or have seen colleagues get laid off. Meanwhile, many express their lack of confidence in the American banking system. Read the full report here. For the report’s appendix and methodology, click here.