Americans’ satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S. is unchanged even as their confidence in the economy has shifted from slightly optimistic to slightly pessimistic.
Thirty-six percent of Americans in May are satisfied with the way things are going, the third consecutive month the figure has topped 30%. …
The relative stability in satisfaction measured in the May 3-18 Gallup survey contrasts with greater recent variation in U.S. economic confidence. Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index is now -7, down from +2 in April and back to the level registered in March. CONTINUED
Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup