65% Say Leaving Current Job Will Be Their Choice
Employed Americans are slightly more confident than they were this summer that leaving their current jobs will be their own decision rather than their employer’s.
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November 3, 2009
September 8, 2009
45% Say Unions Weaken America, 26% Disagree
Forty-five percent (45%) of Americans believe that labor unions make our country weaker, while just 26% say unions make the nation stronger.
August 26, 2009
Americans Rate Government, Self-Employment as Top Job Choices
A government job looks less attractive to Americans than it did at the beginning of the year, but it remains the top employment choice in today’s economic environment.
August 25, 2009
79% Know Someone Out of Work and Looking for Employment
Nearly eight-of-10 American adults (79%) know someone who is out of work and looking for a job. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that only 14% do not know an unemployed person looking for work.
July 21, 2009
44% Expect to Stay With Same Employer for More Than Five Years
Six percent (6%) of American workers expect to have a new employer within a year. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 17% expect to work for the same company for more than a year, but less than five. A plurality, 44% of workers, expect to have the same employer for more than five years.
July 20, 2009
Americans Less Sure If Changing Jobs Will Be Their Decision
After a brief burst of optimism in the spring, job confidence has fallen back to first-of-the-year levels.
July 15, 2009
48% View Labor Unions Favorably, 42% Don’t
Forty-eight percent (48%) of Americans have at least a somewhat favorable opinion of labor unions, while 42% view them at least somewhat unfavorably.
July 13, 2009
30% Say It’s Okay To Form A Union Without A Secret Vote, 52% Disagree
Thirty percent (30%) of Americans say it is fair to form a union without having a secret ballot vote if a majority of a company’s workers sign a card saying they want to unionize.
May 26, 2009
46% Favor Preferential Hiring Treatment for Veterans
Forty-six percent (46%) of Americans say military veterans should be given preferential treatment in hiring, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
April 23, 2009
44% Expect To Have Same Employer Five Years From Now
Less than half the nation’s workers (44%) expect to have the same employer five years from now.
April 22, 2009
Americans More Confident About Job-Change Decisions
Job confidence appears to be growing amidst other signs of short-term optimism about the U.S. economy.
April 17, 2009
49% Say It’s Possible for Anyone to Find Job, Up Four Points from Month Ago
Forty-nine percent (49%) of adults nationwide now say it is possible for anyone who really wants to work to find a job.
March 24, 2009
Only 23% Don’t Know Someone Who Has Been Laid Off
Three-out—of-four Americans (75%) personally know someone who has been laid off from their job in the current economic crisis. That figure includes 40% who know at least four people who have been laid off.
March 19, 2009
47% Have Favorable Opinion of Labor Unions
Forty-seven percent (47%) of Americans have at least a somewhat favorable opinion of labor unions. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that nearly as many--44%--view unions at least somewhat unfavorably.
March 17, 2009
61% Say Secret Ballot Is Fair Way To Vote For A Union
Sixty-one percent (61%) of Americans say it is fair to require a vote by secret ballot if workers want to form a union. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 18% say it is not fair to require a secret ballot.
March 16, 2009
Just 9% of Non-Union Workers Want to Join Union
Union members tend to believe that most workers want to join a labor union. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 47% of union members hold that view while only 18% disagree.
March 9, 2009
Only 45% Now Say You Can Find Work If You Want It
Confidence about the availability of jobs has dropped over the past two months.
February 4, 2009
78% of Women Say No Equal Pay For Equal Work
Seventy-eight percent (78%) of American women say men and women do not receive equal pay for equal work in the United States. A majority of men (53%) agree, but 37% do not.
January 29, 2009
61% of Workers Say Choice To Change Jobs Is Theirs
Sixty-one percent (61%) of American workers say that if they leave their current job, it will be their choice, a significant drop in confidence from four years ago.
January 28, 2009
37% Say Government Job Is A Good Idea Right Now
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of Americans say it is better to work for the government than in the private sector in the current economic climate.
