Americans are carving out their own path in the labor force. Employment is not a “one size fits all” solution. A majority of U.S. workers who are not self-employed feel valued by their employer. And, if they are going to make an employment change, workers in the United States are […] Read more »
2018 Edelman Trust Barometer Reveals Record-Breaking Drop in Trust in the U.S.
The 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals that trust in the U.S. has suffered the largest-ever-recorded drop in the survey’s history among the general population. Trust among the general population fell nine points to 43, placing it in the lower quarter of the 28-country Trust Index. Trust among the informed public […] Read more »
Amid record low one-year approval, half question Trump’s mental stability
A year in the presidential spotlight hasn’t been kind to President Donald Trump: His approval rating is the lowest in modern polling for a president at this point, with deep deficits on policy and personal matters alike. Strikingly, the public divides evenly on whether or not he’s mentally stable. CONT. […] Read more »
Poll finds public optimistic about the economy, critical of Trump, split on issues
Americans have reached a split-screen assessment of the state of the country at the end of President Trump’s first year in office, expressing the most positive views about the economy in nearly two decades while giving Trump historically low approval, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News survey. This stark […] Read more »
SurveyMonkey is expected to go public later this year
The 19-year-old polling company SurveyMonkey is preparing to go public later this year, according to people familiar with the company’s plans, accelerating its conversations with bankers ahead of what would be one of 2018’s most closely-watched IPOs. CONT. Theodore Schleifer, Recode Read more »
Americans See More News Bias; Most Can’t Name Neutral Source
Americans’ perceptions of news media bias have increased significantly over the past generation. Thirty-two percent believe the news media are careful to separate fact from opinion, well below the 58% who held this view in 1984. Meanwhile, 66% currently agree that most news media do not do a good job […] Read more »