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 ...
October 28, 2009
While Americans are still most likely to say that the economy should be Obama’s top priority as president (41%), that is down from the 64% who said the same in November of last year.
October 28, 2009
A Gallup survey finds 43% of Nigerians in favor of the government offering jobs to Niger Delta militants. While the Nigerian government has committed to providing education and job training, 5% mentioned the former and none mentioned the latter ...
October 27, 2009
Economic confidence fell slightly last week from the prior week and now stands well below where it was a month ago. The job situation deteriorated from its 2009 high of the prior week, while consumer spending fell back to its 2009 trend line ...
October 27, 2009
Gallup's Economic Confidence, Job Creation, and Consumer Spending measures all trended downward last week.
October 20, 2009
As the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed past 10,000 last week, economic confidence was unchanged, but consumer spending surged and job-market conditions reached their high for the year. If these trends persist for the next few weeks, ...
October 20, 2009
Gallup's Job Creation Index rose to 4 last week, the most positive reading for this measure so far in 2009.
October 15, 2009
Gallup finds 10% of Americans feeling that now is a “good time” to find a quality job, showing no improvement since February, and well below most of 2008. Job-market conditions have improved in every region except the South compared to earlier ...
October 14, 2009
Gallup surveys conducted before and after the global economic crisis last year show a sharp 35-percentage point drop in Russian consumer confidence as the economy suffered its worst decline in a decade. Eight in 10 Russians (79%) join Russian ...
October 13, 2009
Hiring improved a little last week -- bouncing back to its best level of the year, and suggesting less deterioration in the job market -- but consumer confidence was flat and consumer spending fell back, staying within its new normal, and is ...
