30% Think More Government Hiring Good for the Economy
Americans continue to favor limited government involvement in the job market, with just 30% who now think it would be good for the economy if the government hires more people. That's down three points from December and the lowest finding in nearly two years.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that a plurality (45%) continues to believe it would be bad for the economy if the government does more hiring. Ten percent (10%) think it would have no economic impact, while 15% are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 American Adults was conducted on February 3-4, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
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