Economy

Gallup Economic Monthly: Job Market Best in South, East

Hiring increased and layoffs decreased in South and West -- but unchanged in Midwest, West

November 5, 2009
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.More ...

Gallup Economic Weekly: Halloween Raises Spirits

Economic confidence, jobs, and spending improve around Halloween

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.More ...

Despite Positive Signs, Americans Still Negative on Job Market

In August, 41% saw short-term benefits of economic stimulus

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.More ...

U.S. Investor Optimism Down Slightly in October

Investors remain slightly optimistic overall but Index is down slightly from September

October 29, 2009
Investors remain slightly optimistic overall in October, but the Gallup Index of Investor Optimism -- a broad measure of investor perceptions -- shows investor optimism retreating slightly from September and falling back to its August level.More ...

Americans See More Priorities Vying for Obama’s Attention

Economy still top issue, but Iraq and Afghanistan, healthcare, deficit up

October 28, 2009
More Americans choose the economy (41%) than any other issue as the top priority for Barack Obama, but that is down sharply from last November (64%). By contrast, the situations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the federal budget deficit, and healthcare have grown in perceived importance over the past year.More ...
Fewer Americans See Economy as Top Priority for Obama

Fewer Americans See Economy as Top Priority for Obama

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.

Gallup Economic Weekly: Declines All Around

Job creation down but still positive, while spending falls back to the new normal

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 from its paycheck- and Halloween-inspired high.More ...

Consumers Spend More on Weekends, Payday Weeks

Average daily spending is lowest at beginning of work week

October 23, 2009
Americans spend the most on Saturdays, followed closely by Fridays; accordingly, weekend spending far exceeds weekday spending. More importantly, intensifying spending swings on payday weeks imply there may be a new “cash-based” spending pattern developing.More ...

Gallup Economic Weekly: Spending, Jobs Climb With Dow

Job Creation Index improves to new high for the year as layoffs ease

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, Christmas sales could surprise to the upside.More ...

Americans See Little Hope of Finding a Quality Job

Regional job conditions slightly better than earlier this year but remain far below a year ago

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 this year, but are still much worse than a year ago.More ...
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