Americans overwhelming cites jobs as top issue
A new Gallup poll finds Americans name jobs and the economy as the nation’s most pressing problems.
Thirty-one percent (31%) say “the economy” is “the most important problem facing this country today.” The second most pressing issue is “jobs,” coming in at 26 percent.
Combined, 57 percent of Americans cite jobs or the economy as the issue most in need of attention. Immigration garnered only three percent. Drugs, war and climate change did not even register on voter’s list of concerns.
The poll also found:
* “Seniors as well as Americans in households earning less than $30,000 annually join blacks in putting the greatest emphasis on unemployment and jobs as the nation’s top problem. By contrast, middle- and high-income Americans and those aged 18 through 64 are more likely to name ‘the economy.’”
* “Blacks focus more than either whites or Hispanics on unemployment as the nation’s top problem. However, whites worry more than blacks or Hispanics about the federal budget deficit…”
* “About 10% of adults in every major age group mention the federal budget deficit as the top problem, but it is of particular concern to Republicans (16%), adults earning $75,000 or more (12%), whites (11%), and men (11%). Relatively few blacks, Hispanics, low-income Americans, or Democrats mention the issue.”
