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Gallup Economic Monthly: Job Market Best in South, East

November 5, 2009
Gallup Economic Monthly: Job Market Best in South, East
Job-market conditions improved in October, driven by improvements in the South and the East, with hiring up and layoffs down in both regions. Still, the job situation is unchanged in the Midwest and West.

Gallup Economic Weekly: Halloween Raises Spirits

November 3, 2009
Halloween may have buoyed consumer spirits as Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index, Job Creation Index, and Consumer Spending measure all rebounded from prior- week declines -- returning to or nearing their best levels of the past several weeks and reflecting the variability of today’s consumer economic perceptions.

Despite Positive Signs, Americans Still Negative on Job Market

October 30, 2009
As the White House claims 640,000 jobs have been saved or created by the economic stimulus package, Gallup finds American workers reporting slightly more hiring at their companies since July, but no increase in the percentage who say it is a good time to find a quality job.
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Huckabee, Romney, Palin See Most Republican Support for '12

November 5, 2009
Republicans give Mike Huckabee (71%) an edge over Mitt Romney (65%) and Sarah Palin (65%) when asked if they would seriously consider voting for each as president. Huckabee and Romney have greater appeal to the broader public, though only 4 in 10 Americans say they would consider voting for either.

In U.S., Majority Now Say Obama’s Policies "Mostly Liberal"

November 4, 2009
More Americans now say President Barack Obama is governing from the left (54%) than expected him to do so just after the election (43%). Less than half (48%) currently think he is keeping his promises -- down from two-thirds (65%) in April.

Political Climate for 2010 Not as Favorable to Democrats

November 4, 2009
The U.S. political climate heading into 2010 is not as favorable to the Democratic Party as it was in 2006 and 2008. Though Democrats continue to have an edge in party affiliation and President Obama retains majority approval, congressional approval and satisfaction with the U.S. are low.

GALLUP ECONOMIC WEEKLY AVERAGES

For the week ending November 1, 2009
ECONOMIC CONFIDENCE INDEX -24
-29
-29
-55
Current Economy Excellent/Good 12%
11%
11%
11%
Current Economy Poor 45%
48%
46%
56%
Economy Getting Better 40%
37%
36%
15%
Economy Getting Worse 55%
58%
58%
80%
JOB CREATION 3
1
0
8
Hiring 26%
24%
26%
29%
Letting go 23%
23%
26%
21%
CONSUMER SPENDING $67
$61
$67
$85

Gallup Management Journal

The Next Generation of Leadership

November 5, 2009
The most successful leaders in the future will understand their constituencies’ state of mind, says Gallup CEO Jim Clifton. And state of mind is everything that matters to leadership: talent, innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity, optimism, determination, and all the other things that create economic growth.

Whom Do You Trust?

October 29, 2009
In a good collaboration, 58% of partners strongly agree that they trust each other. Trust is indeed essential in partnerships, as every partner needs to be able to depend on his counterpart for the collaboration to achieve excellence, say the authors of Power of 2.
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