Toplines - Employment - July 17-18, 2009

National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted July 17-18, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Will you still be working for the same employer one year from today?

68% Yes
7% No
25% Not sure

2* What about five years from today? Will you still be working for the same employer?

47% Yes
16% No
36% Not sure

3* Will your next job be better than your current job?

34% Yes

16% No

22% Will retire after this job
29% Not sure

4* Do you have a better opportunity for career advancement by staying within your current company or by going to work for someone else?

45% By staying with current company

33% By going to work for someone else

22% Not sure

5* A year from today, will you be earning more money than you earn today, less than today, or about the same amount as you earn today?

35% More

19% Less

39% About the same amount

7% Not sure

6* Do you consider yourself wealthy, upper middle class, middle class, or poor?

8% Wealthy
12% Upper middle class

61% Middle class

16% Poor

3% Not sure

7* Are you looking for another job outside of your current company?

21% Yes
72% No
8% Not sure

8* When you leave your current job, will it be your choice or your employer’s choice?

60% Your choice

23% Your employer’s choice

18% Not sure

9* How long have you worked for your current employer?

16% Less than 6 months

4% Six months to a year

9% One to two years

11% Three to four years

60% Five years or more

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence