Incorrect.

"Seems" is correct. Yes, it sounds odd at first, but "majority" is singular since it functions as a collective noun (the members of the group become one unit). "Majority" requires a verb that agrees with a singular noun. Don't get tricked by the words that come between the noun and the verb--the verb does NOT have to agree with "workers."

In the shift from manufacturing to service industries that the job force has experienced, the majority of workers seems to have shifted as well from experiencing relative security to experiencing insecurity.



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