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Workplace

The U.S. Job Market

Latest: Shrinking Job Market: The Next Crisis?

With unemployment a key measure of the economy’s health, Gallup finds a decreasing number of employers hiring new workers and an increasing number letting workers go.More ...

Most Americans Not Worried About Layoffs

August 18, 2008

The number of Americans who say they worry about being laid off has remained mostly static over this decade, with just 15% currently saying they worry about it.

Telecommuting Still a Rare Perk

No increase since 2006 in percentage punching in from home

August 15, 2008

The vast majority of U.S. workers have not been offered the opportunity to telecommute from home (85%) one or more days per week, or switch to a four-day workweek (81%) to help offset their commuting costs because of the high price of gas.More ...

Is South America Moving Beyond Machismo?

Survey results reflect women’s gains in the home, workplace

November 29, 2007

Gallup Polls from South America reveal attitudes that do not fit neatly into the conception of a male-dominated Latin American society. Two-thirds of men and women across nine countries say the number of househusbands in their countries has increased. Further, 80% of employed women say their opinions count at work.More ...

South American Women on the Rise

November 29, 2007

Gallup findings from nine South American countries suggest that women are gaining ground in the home and workplace.

U.S. Workers Remain Largely Satisfied With Their Jobs

Most satisfied with coworker relations, safety conditions at work

November 27, 2007

Of 13 facets of their jobs, American workers are most satisfied with their relations with coworkers and the physical safety conditions at their workplaces. Workers are least satisfied with the amount of on-the-job stress, their retirement benefits, and the amount of money they earn.More ...

"Business Casual" Most Common Work Attire

Women more likely than men to wear formal business clothing on the job

October 4, 2007

A recent Gallup Poll finds U.S. workers are most likely to wear casual business attire to work. About one in five wear a uniform and only about 1 in 10 wear formal business clothing. Women are more likely than men to say they usually dress in business casual clothing while on the job. Since 2002, there has been an increase -- particularly among women -- in the percentage of workers wearing business casual attire to work.More ...

Public Slightly More Positive About the Job Market So Far This Year

But, Americans divided as to whether now is a good or bad time to find a quality job

April 26, 2007

Americans are divided as to whether it is a good or bad time to find a quality job, but this assessment of the job market has been more positive this year than at any other point since 2001. Half of Americans say they know someone who has lost their job in the past six months, less than in recent years. Few workers expect to lose their job in the next year, a finding that has been remarkably constant over the last three decades.More ...

Central America Faces "Talent Flight"

Desire to emigrate not restricted to unskilled workers

February 14, 2007

Gallup World Poll data indicate a number of Central American countries are losing many skilled workers to emigration. The intention to emigrate is not necessarily explained by unemployment, suggesting many of those who wish to leave are looking for higher-quality jobs through which to realize their potential.More ...

February Economic Ratings Settle Down After January Uptick

Forty-three percent of Americans describe economy positively

February 12, 2007

Americans' views of the U.S. economy, after having jumped into significantly more positive territory in January, have settled back down to where they were at the end of 2006. Forty-three percent of Americans now rate the current economy as "excellent" or "good," down nine points from January, but roughly equal to December's reading. Just more than half of Americans continue to say the U.S. economy is getting worse, little changed in recent months.More ...

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The U.S. Job Market

Latest: Shrinking Job Market: The Next Crisis?

Most Americans Not Worried About Layoffs

Telecommuting Still a Rare Perk

No increase since 2006 in percentage punching in from home

Is South America Moving Beyond Machismo?

Survey results reflect women’s gains in the home, workplace

South American Women on the Rise

U.S. Workers Remain Largely Satisfied With Their Jobs

Most satisfied with coworker relations, safety conditions at work

"Business Casual" Most Common Work Attire

Women more likely than men to wear formal business clothing on the job

Public Slightly More Positive About the Job Market So Far This Year

But, Americans divided as to whether now is a good or bad time to find a quality job

Central America Faces "Talent Flight"

Desire to emigrate not restricted to unskilled workers

February Economic Ratings Settle Down After January Uptick

Forty-three percent of Americans describe economy positively

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