Jobs http://www.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam Underemployment was 21% or higher in five states in 2011 -- California, Florida, Nevada, Mississippi, and Michigan. It was lowest -- in the 6% to 11.9% range -- in North and South Dakota. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152588/Underemployment-Higher-Five-States-2011.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152588/Underemployment-Higher-Five-States-2011.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT North Dakota workers were most likely to report their employers were hiring workers rather than letting workers go in 2011. All states showed positive scores on Gallup's Job Creation Index, with Rhode Island's +4 the lowest. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152519/North-Dakota-Workers-Report-Best-Hiring-Situation-2011.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152519/North-Dakota-Workers-Report-Best-Hiring-Situation-2011.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT More U.S. small-business owners intend to increase (22%) than decrease (8%) the number of jobs at their company in the next year, the biggest margin in four years, according to the new Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index survey. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152516/Small-Business-Hiring-Intentions-Best-January-2008.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152516/Small-Business-Hiring-Intentions-Best-January-2008.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:30:00 GMT Long commute times are linked to more stress and worry for American workers who are unhappy in their jobs. For those who are engaged at work, this is not the case. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152501/Engaged-Workers-Immune-Stress-Long-Commutes.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152501/Engaged-Workers-Immune-Stress-Long-Commutes.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT U.S. unemployment, as measured by Gallup without seasonal adjustment, increased slightly to 8.6% in January from 8.5% in December. Underemployment increased more sharply as a higher number of part-time workers sought full-time work. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152432/Unemployment-January.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152432/Unemployment-January.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:30:00 GMT Gallup's Job Creation Index was at +16 in January, its highest point since September 2008. This is based on 33% of workers nationwide saying their employers are hiring and 17% saying their employers are letting workers go. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152417/Job-Creation-Best-September-2008.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152417/Job-Creation-Best-September-2008.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT Republicans and Democrats find rare agreement on giving tax breaks to businesses that bring jobs back from overseas and pressuring China for fairer trade. Independents tend to favor all five proposals Gallup asked about. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152396/Republicans-Democrats-Favor-Tax-Breaks-Win-Back-Jobs.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152396/Republicans-Democrats-Favor-Tax-Breaks-Win-Back-Jobs.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT Two years after a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti, "suffering" is the lowest Gallup has yet recorded. More Haitians are enjoying their lives, and fewer are reporting feeling sad, stressed, or angry. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152375/Suffering-Haiti-Lowest-2006.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152375/Suffering-Haiti-Lowest-2006.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that President Obama's focus on jobs and the economy in his State of the Union speech closely aligns with the issues Americans wanted him to discuss. http://www.gallup.com/video/152198/State-Union-Key-Focus-Syncs-Americans-Priorities.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/video/152198/State-Union-Key-Focus-Syncs-Americans-Priorities.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT Gallup's Economic Confidence Index is based on the combined responses to two questions, the first asking Americans to rate economic conditions in this country today, and second, whether they think economic conditions in the country as a whole are getting better or getting worse. Monthly results are based on telephone interviews with approximately 15,000 national adults; margin of error is ±1 percentage point. http://www.gallup.com/poll/151088/Economic-Confidence-Index-Monthly.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/151088/Economic-Confidence-Index-Monthly.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:00:00 GMT