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short readJul 17, 2025

JeNae Johnson works at a computer in her home office. She is the president and CEO of CTM Unlimited, a company that helps workplaces change their corporate culture. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

In 2023, 46% of all managers in the U.S. were women. This is up from 29% in 1980 but still slightly lower than the 49% of all workers who were women as of 2023.

short readApr 8, 2025

Shipping containers are offloaded at the Port of Oakland in California on April 2, 2025. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Americans are most skeptical about U.S. trade with China: 10% say it benefits the U.S. more than China, while 46% take the opposite view.

reportFeb 25, 2025

American workers have mixed feelings about how AI technologies, like ChatGPT, will affect jobs in the future.

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reportJun 24, 2009

Pollwatch: Comparing the Polls on Spending and the Deficit
reportJun 24, 2009

Pollwatch: Comparing the Polls on Spending and the Deficit

How the question is phrased has a clear impact on whether the public rates deficit reduction or stimulus spending more important.
reportJun 19, 2009

Public More Optimistic About the Economy, But Still Reluctant to Spend

Overview The public is increasingly optimistic that the nation’s economy will improve in the next year, while a growing number also expect their personal finances to get better. But this has not caused people to open their wallets: The proportion saying they have cut back on personal spending remains as high as it was earlier […]
reportJun 18, 2009

Obama’s Ratings Remain High Despite Some Policy Concerns

Overview A solid majority of Americans (61%) continue to approve of Barack Obama’s job performance, although they express mixed views of several of his policies. An important positive sign for Obama is the public’s continued optimism that his policies will improve the economy – fully 65% express this view. A smaller majority (55%) is optimistic […]
reportJun 17, 2009

Cockeyed Optimists or Self-Fulfilling Prophets?

Even while their personal worries have deepened, Americans have been feeling more upbeat about the national economy’s prospects and less concerned about rising inequality. What underlies this trend and can it be sustained?
short readsJun 15, 2009

Empty Nest Eggs

Just over half of all working adults ages 50 to 64 say they have thought in the past year about postponing retirement.
short readsJun 15, 2009

Bar Tab Recession

Four-in-ten young adults say they have cut back spending on alcohol or cigarettes as a result of the recession.
reportJun 5, 2009

Gen Next Squeezed By Recession, But Most See Better Times Ahead
reportJun 5, 2009

Gen Next Squeezed By Recession, But Most See Better Times Ahead

While the economic downturn is falling quite heavily on younger Americans, their overall outlook remains optimistic. A new survey also finds Generation Next expressing more liberal views when compared with older age cohorts as well as evidence of increased political engagement.
reportJun 2, 2009

Public Backs Affirmative Action, But Not Minority Preferences

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Women are a rising share of U.S. managers and professionals

How Americans view trade between the U.S. and China, Canada and Mexico

U.S. Workers Are More Worried Than Hopeful About Future AI Use in the Workplace

Economy & Work

Pollwatch: Comparing the Polls on Spending and the Deficit

Pollwatch: Comparing the Polls on Spending and the Deficit

Public More Optimistic About the Economy, But Still Reluctant to Spend

Obama’s Ratings Remain High Despite Some Policy Concerns

Cockeyed Optimists or Self-Fulfilling Prophets?

Empty Nest Eggs

Bar Tab Recession

Gen Next Squeezed By Recession, But Most See Better Times Ahead

Gen Next Squeezed By Recession, But Most See Better Times Ahead

Public Backs Affirmative Action, But Not Minority Preferences

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