Unemployment
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More than seven in 10 Americans rate the U.S. job market positively, and U.S. workers largely feel secure in their jobs.
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Amid high inflation, confidence in the U.S. economy has fallen back to a level last seen in April 2020, when nationwide shutdowns resulted in a recession.
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Americans' confidence in the economy continues to weaken, and their mentions of economic issues as the nation's top problem are rising. Meanwhile, a record-high 74% now say it is a good time to find a quality job.
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Americans' economic confidence has fallen back to levels seen early this year, as more sense the economy is getting worse.
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Eight in 10 adults worldwide said in 2020 that their lives were affected at least some by the COVID-19 pandemic, with 45% saying it affected them a lot.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic sent shockwaves across the global economy last year, ͯÑÕÊÓƵ surveys in 117 countries and territories in 2020 show the pandemic damaged more than a billion people's livelihoods in its wake.
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The 2020 Great Jobs Report provides insight on how COVID-19 affected the quality of U.S. jobs and exacerbated existing job inequities.
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ͯÑÕÊÓƵ's update on Americans' worry about a host of national problems finds big changes in concerns about hunger, homelessness and race relations.
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Download the report to understand how COVID-19 and the ensuing economic crisis have brought together an overwhelming majority of Americans, regardless of their political affiliation, on priorities for COVID-19 recovery.
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Republicans' confidence in the economy and views of the job market worsened in January as their party was facing four years of a Democratic president.
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Britons' job market optimism has fallen sharply amid the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic; 21% now say it is a good time to find a job. Britons' views of their living standards have been more stable.
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A record-high 25% of employed U.S. adults, up from 8% one year ago, think they are likely to be laid off in the next year.