Poll Analysis: Concern About Unemployment Grows

As Gas Prices Recede, Worry About Unemployment Gains Focus

WASHINGTON, July 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than half (52%) now cite "too many Americans still unemployed" as their top economic concern according to the latest Job Creators Alliance Poll (www.jobcreatorsalliance.org). In the previous JCA poll, conducted May 7-10, 37% named unemployment as their top economic worry.  Worry about the growth in government spending also edged up slightly to 29% in the latest survey, compared to 25% in May.

Concern about fuel prices fell in the latest poll.  One in five respondents cited the rising cost of gas as their top economic worry compared to 38% who did so in the May poll. The cost of a gallon of self-serve regular has fallen by $0.40 since reaching $3.95 per gallon in early May according to data from AAA.

"Regulation, taxes and government spending" were cited by a majority of respondents (65%) as more pressing problems than "not enough regulation and oversight of business" (35%).  More Democrats (45%) held this view in the latest survey, up from 37% in May.  However, a majority of Democrats (55%) were still more concerned that there is not enough regulation of businesses.  Republicans (91%) and Independents (59%) overwhelmingly took the opposite view.

The poll was conducted June 25-28, 2011 by YouGov of a representative sample of 1,000 adults nationwide.  The Job Creators Alliance is a non-partisan policy organization comprised of American entrepreneurs.

The next survey will be released in late July.

To view the complete press release with poll results, please visit: http://jobcreatorsalliance.org/uploadedFiles/Home/surveys/JCA_POLL_RELEASE_JUNE_2011.pdf

SOURCE The Job Creators Alliance

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