Gallup Finds U.S. Worker Optimism on Job Market Falls to 28 Percent

More Americans pessimistic about job market: Gallup

A vast majority of Americans expressed decreased confidence in the U.S. job market at the end of last year, according to the results of a poll released this week.   The Gallup survey found that 72 percent of respondents believed it was a “bad time” to find a new role at the end of 2025, compared…

It's a bad time to hunt for new jobs, most US workers say in new Gallup poll

WASHINGTON — Americans' outlook on the job market has turned increasingly pessimistic, a surprisingly negative shift given the low unemployment rate but one that likely reflects an ongoing hiring drought. Just 28 percent of workers in a quarterly Gallup survey conducted late last year said now is a “good time” to find a quality job, with 72 percent saying it is a bad time. Those figures are a sharp reversal from just a few years ago, in mid-2022…

It’s a bad time to hunt for new jobs, most US workers say in new Gallup poll

A new Gallup survey finds that Americans’ outlook on the job market is increasingly pessimistic. The negative shift may seem incongruous with the low unemployment rate, but the findings likely reflect an ongoing hiring drought.

It’s a bad time to hunt for new jobs, most U.S. workers say in new Gallup poll

WASHINGTON — Americans’ outlook on the job market has turned increasingly pessimistic, a surprisingly negative shift given the low unemployment rate but one that likely reflects an ongoing hiring drought. Read more...

4 years after the 'Great Resignation,' workers do a 180 on whether it's a 'good time' to find a job

Americans’ outlook on the job market has turned increasingly pessimistic, a surprisingly negative shift given the low unemployment rate but one that likely reflects an ongoing hiring drought. Just 28% of workers in a quarterly Gallup survey conducted late last year said now is a “good time” to find a quality job, with 72% saying it is a bad time. Those figures are a sharp reversal from just a few years ago, in mid-2022, when 70% said it was a go…

Americans sour on the job market, poll finds

Americans are feeling more pessimistic about the job market, a worrisome signal for the White House as it navigates economic blowback from the Iran war. Only 28% have confidence in the US job market, according to new Gallup polling, down from 70% in 2022. While 72% say it’s a bad time to get a job, more than half of US workers are looking for a new or better one, or at least watching for opportunities. And more American workers say they are stru…