Economy Going Down? Poll Shows Negativity Concerning Unemployment

Economic-Crisis

With the ongoing trend of the economic downturn, it understandable that Americans would look at the scenario in a negative light, even though the state of the economy might actually be getting better. In a poll conducted by Fox News that was released on Friday, confidence that the state of the economy and employment would go back to its original abundance was at a low.

Slightly over half of those voting in the poll, representing about 52% of voters, were with the thought that the economy was getting worse. In a similar fashion, about 56% of voters thought the the employment arena was getting worse too.

The previous week saw the passing of a $34 billion dollar package by the Congress in order to extend unemployment insurance, though not everyone thinks that the package would be helpful towards the economy. Though about 38% of voters thought that the package would be beneficial towards people who are seeking jobs, 46% thought otherwise, stating that the package would discourage individuals from trying to find jobs.