Terence P. JeffreyCNSNews.com September 1, 2011 The U.S. unemployment rate increased in August, according to the Gallup polling company, which surveys approximately 30,000 people each month about their employment status. By Gallup’s calculation, unemployment was 8.8 percent at the end of July and rose to 9.1 percent by the end of August. At the […]
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Gallup: Unemployment Went Up — Again — in August
Gallup poll: Ron Paul trails President Obama by 2 percent
The State Column Aug 23, 2011 Texas Rep. Ron Paul trails President Obama by just 2 percentage points, according to the latest Gallup Poll released Monday. The poll, which finds former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and Texas Republican governor Rick Perry as the leading candidates to challenge Mr. Obama, shows Mr. Paul trailing Mr. Obama […]
GALLUP: Americans satisfied with ‘the way things are going’ — 11%!
Jeffrey M. JonesGallup August 18, 2011 PRINCETON, NJ — Americans’ satisfaction with the way things are going in the United States has fallen back to 11%, the lowest level since December 2008 and just four percentage points above the all-time low recorded in October 2008. The Aug. 11-14 Gallup poll finds satisfaction down five […]
Bus Tour Bust: Obama’s Approval Plummets Back Into 30s, Says Gallup
CNS News August 17, 2011 (CNSNews.com) – President Barack Obama’s politically charged but taxpayer funded bus tour through the Midwest turned into a bust yesterday with his approval rating dropping back to its all-time low of 39 percent in the Gallup poll. Obama’s approval in the Gallup poll had first dropped into the 30s three days ago, hitting […]
Gallup: Disapproval of Obama Ties All-Time High
Terence P. JeffreyCNS News Aug 9, 2011 The percentage of Americans saying they approve of the job President Barack Obama is doing tied its all-time low of 42 percent in the week of Aug. 1-7, while the percentage of Americans saying they disapprove of the job Obama is doing tied its all-time high of […]