Job Approval http://www.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam Though Americans remain largely dissatisfied with the way things are going in the U.S., the 22% who are satisfied is up from 15% in December and is the highest since last spring. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152570/Satisfaction.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152570/Satisfaction.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:30:00 GMT President Obama's 38% approval rating on the economy is far from robust, but has perked up from 30% in November and 26% last summer. Despite these gains, Obama continues to rate worse on economic issues than on foreign policy issues. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152543/Obama-Economic-Approval-Rating-Improves.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152543/Obama-Economic-Approval-Rating-Improves.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT A record-low 10% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, down from 13% in January and the previous low of 11%, recorded in December 2011. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152528/Congress-Job-Approval-New-Low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152528/Congress-Job-Approval-New-Low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT Iranians are increasingly struggling to afford food and shelter, and 65% say sanctions imposed by the United Nations, the U.S., and Western Europe will hurt the livelihoods of the country's residents "a great deal" or "somewhat." http://www.gallup.com/poll/152510/Iranians-Expect-Feel-Sanctions.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152510/Iranians-Expect-Feel-Sanctions.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT Haitians' faith in government institutions has reached record highs since the devastating earthquake two years ago. Nearly half of Haitians (46%) are confident in their national government, up from 16% in 2010. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152357/Haitians-Confidence-Government-Rebounds.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152357/Haitians-Confidence-Government-Rebounds.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:00:00 GMT President Barack Obama averaged 44% job approval for his third year in office, which ended Jan. 19. His third-year average is down slightly from his second-year average of 47% and remains well below his first-year average of 57%. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152123/Obama-Averages-Approval-3rd-Year.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152123/Obama-Averages-Approval-3rd-Year.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:45:00 GMT Residents of the troubled economies of southern and eastern Europe are generally less likely to approve of the job performance of their country's leaders than are northern and western Europeans. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152111/Leaders-Low-Job-Approval.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152111/Leaders-Low-Job-Approval.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:30:00 GMT The EU's leadership is much more popular in sub-Saharan Africa than in the EU, according to Gallup surveys in 125 countries between 2010 and 2011. Residents in the Middle East and North Africa region are the most critical, while the EU's leadership is often unknown elsewhere. http://www.gallup.com/poll/151787/Leadership-Earns-Fans-Critics-Worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/151787/Leadership-Earns-Fans-Critics-Worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:00:00 GMT Nine percent of Iranians approved of U.K. and U.S. leadership when Gallup surveyed there in early 2011 and not many more approved of the EU's leadership (12%). The most educated Iranians are more likely to approve of these foreign leaderships than less educated Iranians, regardless of income. http://www.gallup.com/poll/151304/Few-Iranians-Approve-Leadership.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/151304/Few-Iranians-Approve-Leadership.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:15:00 GMT Approval of U.S. leadership among Asian nations that are part of ASEAN or East Asia Summit group ranges from 68% in Cambodia to 16% in India, with many Asians not offering an opinion. Even so, residents in most of these countries are more likely to approve of the U.S. than of China. http://www.gallup.com/poll/150830/Leadership-Approval-Ratings-Top-China-Asia.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/150830/Leadership-Approval-Ratings-Top-China-Asia.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:00:00 GMT