According to a new survey by CareerBuilder completed in June, 48 percent of workers who were laid off from full-time jobs in the last three months have found new full-time positions, up from 41 percent in March. An additional three percent found part-time positions; down from 8 percent in the previous survey.

“Even though the number of workers who took part-time positions is tracking below last quarter, the number who found full-time jobs is notably higher,” said Brent Rasmussen, President of CareerBuilder North America. “This is a positive indication that more workers who were laid off from full-time jobs were able to replace them with new full-time positions instead of taking part-time work as an interim measure to generate income. Part of this job search success is related to workers expanding career options to new industries and locations.”

Looking at workers who were laid off in the last 12 months and found new jobs, more than half (56 percent) reported they were able to negotiate comparable or higher pay for their new positions. Forty-four percent of workers took a pay cut, down from 49 percent in March.
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