Economic Conditions

short readsSep 13, 2010

Luxury to Necessity and Back Again

The recession has made five familiar consumer items far less of a necessity in the lives of Americans.
reportSep 9, 2010

Since the Start of the Great Recession, More Children Raised by Grandparents

One child in 10 in the United States lives with a grandparent, a share that increased slowly and steadily over the past decade before rising sharply from 2007 to 2008, the first year of the Great Recession.
reportSep 2, 2010

Most ’Re-employed’ Workers Say They’re Overqualified for Their New Job

Workers who suffered a spell of unemployment during Great Recession are, on average, less satisfied with their new jobs than workers who didn’t. They are more likely to consider themselves over-qualified for their current position.
short readsAug 10, 2010

Unemployment Ain’t All Bad

Close to half of all Americans who spent some time unemployed during the recession say they enjoyed not having to work for a while.
short readsAug 10, 2010

Personal Cost of Being Unemployed

Roughly four-in-ten Americans who spent some time unemployed during the recession say they experienced a strain in family relations while out of work.
reportJul 26, 2010

Obama’s Policies Seen as Better than Bush’s for Improving the Economy

Overview While most Americans disapprove of Barack Obama’s handling of the economy, far more think his administration’s policies – rather than those of the Bush administration – would do more to improve economic conditions over the next few years. As Congress gears up for debate over the tax cuts passed when Bush was president, the […]
reportJul 22, 2010

Lost Income, Lost Friends – and Loss of Self-respect

Long-term unemployment takes a much deeper toll than short-term unemployment on a person’s finances, emotional well-being and career prospects.
reportJul 19, 2010

Gov’t Economic Policies Seen as Boon for Banks and Big Business, Not Middle Class or Poor

Overview The public sees clear winners and losers from the economic policies the government has implemented since the recession of 2008. Most Americans say these policies have helped large banks, large corporations and the wealthy, while providing little or no help for the poor, the middle class or small businesses. Fully 74% say that government […]
short readsJul 14, 2010

Cutting Back During Hard Economic Times

More than six-in-ten Americans have cut back on household spending since the recession began.
short readsJul 14, 2010

Recession Not Over

A majority of Americans say that the economy is still in a recession.

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Economic Conditions

Luxury to Necessity and Back Again

Unemployment Ain’t All Bad

Personal Cost of Being Unemployed

Obama’s Policies Seen as Better than Bush’s for Improving the Economy

Gov’t Economic Policies Seen as Boon for Banks and Big Business, Not Middle Class or Poor

Cutting Back During Hard Economic Times

Recession Not Over