The U.S. Economic Confidence Index and U.S. Job Market data are based on annual averages of all measurements from nationally representative telephone polls conducted each year. Annual sample sizes vary depending on the number of measurements. Other economic indicators are based on nationally representative telephone polls of roughly 1,000 adults, aged 18 and older, conducted each April. All surveys are weighted to ensure the sample demographics conform with the most recent U.S. Census targets.
Economic Performance and Financial Security
What We Measure
The Economic Confidence Index summarizes Americans’ view of the economy based on their rating of current economic conditions and outlook for its performance. Gallup has measured economic confidence routinely since 1996 and has tracked other U.S. economic concerns for 20+ years, including the job market, stock ownership and retirement income. Globally, Gallup and the World Bank have tracked financial inclusion since 2011.
U.S. Economic Confidence Index
Current Conditions
-27
Economic Outlook
-47
Global Economic Measures
Gallup is the World Bank's research partner behind the data in the Global Findex database. Every three years, we conduct nationally representative surveys with adults aged 15 and older in more than 140 economies, tracking a host of indicators on how people use bank accounts, save money, access credit and manage financial risk.
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U.S. Economic Measures
U.S. Economic Confidence Index
Measured periodically from 1996 to 2000 and at least monthly thereafter, the index captures the nation’s economic mood on a scale from -100 to +100, where the midpoint of zero represents an equal balance of negative and positive views. The index is composed of two dimensions -- current conditions and economic outlook -- with each also having a potential range of -100 to +100.
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How Gallup Tracks Economic Performance and Financial Security
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Global Findex
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U.S. Job Quality
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