One in four households has suffered a layoff over the past year

from
http://www.epi.org/analysis_and_opinion/entry/tracking_the_recovery_one_in_four_households_has_suffered_a_layoff/#When:13:22:59Z

original
http://epi.3cdn.net/4fc2e76fd3593d283f_qtm6bx19l.pdf

57% of voters are close to someone who has been laid off; 61% are close to someone who has had their hours or pay cut. And 44% of households have experienced one or the other in the past year.

From chart on page 10,
24% had someone in their household laid off
37% had someone in their household with hours and/or pay cut