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RASMUSSEN EMPLOYMENT INDEX

  • Rasmussen Employment Index Moves to Highest Level Since June

    The Rasmussen Employment Index, which measures workers’ perceptions of the labor market each month, gained five points in November to reach 76.8. Generally speaking, an increase in the Rasmussen Employment Index suggests the upcoming government reports on job creation will be better than the prior month.

  • October Employment Index Shows Less Confidence Among Workers

    The Rasmussen Employment Index, which measures workers’ perceptions of the labor market each month, slipped two points in October to 71.7.

    The Employment Index is still up two points from August’ recent low of 69.3,  but worker confidence is down five points from the beginning of 2011 and six points from last October. Generally speaking, a decrease in the Rasmussen Employment Index suggests the upcoming government reports on job creation will be worse than prior months.

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    The survey of 8,501 working Americans was conducted in October 2011 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 1 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC . See methodology .

  • Rasmussen Employment Index Inches Up Slightly In September

    The Rasmussen Employment Index, which measures workers’ perceptions of the labor market each month, regained some lost ground in September following August’s 2011 low.

    At 73.4, the Employment Index is up four points from August but is still down four points from the beginning of 2011 and down 10 points since last November when hiring expectations peaked.   Generally speaking, an increase in the Rasmussen Employment Index suggests the upcoming government reports on job creation will be better than prior months.

  • Rasmussen Employment Index Falls To 2011 Low

    The Rasmussen Employment Index, which measures workers’ perceptions of the labor market each month, slipped a point in August to the lowest level measured in one year.

  • Rasmussen Employment Index Down Sharply: Just 18% Report Their Firms Are Hiring

    The Rasmussen Employment Index, which measures workers’ perceptions of the labor market each month, fell nearly eight points in July to the lowest level since March.

  • Rasmussen Employment Index Makes Modest Gain In June

    The Rasmussen Employment Index, which measures workers’ perceptions of the labor market each month, inched up less than point in June.

  • Employment Index Makes Small Gain in May

    The Rasmussen Employment Index, which measures workers’ perceptions of the labor market each month, gained another two points in May after a five-point recovery last month from March’s recent low.

  • 19% of Workers Report Their Firm is Hiring, 25% Laying Off

    The Rasmussen Employment Index, which measures workers’ perceptions of the labor market each month, regained five points in April after falling to a recent low in March.

  • 19% of Workers Report Their Firm is Hiring, 25% Laying Off

    The Rasmussen Employment Index, which measures workers’ perceptions of the labor market each month, regained five points in April after falling to a recent low in March.

  • Rasmussen Employment Index Shows Labor Market Confidence At Seven Month-Low

    The Rasmussen Employment Index, which measures workers’ perceptions of the labor market each month, plummeted nine points in March to its lowest level since last August.