Friday, March 15, 2013

Americans Slightly Less Worried About the Economy

Gallup conducts a monthly poll asking Americans what the country's biggest concern is, and lately, the top issue has been - of course - the economy. But in what has to be considered a sort of victory, the number of people saying their biggest worry is an economic issue has been declining recently, and is now at its lowest point since June 2010.

Still, 57 percent of Americans did name some aspect of the economy as their primary worry. "The economy in general" was cited by 24 percent, "unemployment/jobs" by 16 percent, and "federal budget deficit" was cited by 13 percent. The only non-economic factor in that range was "dissatisfaction with government," which 20 percent of the respondents answered.

The high point in recent history for the economy as a matter of national concern was in February 2009, when a whopping 86 percent cited economic issues as their top priority. By contrast, only 16 percent said so in December 2006, when the Iraq War was the nation's biggest concern.

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