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Rasmussen Reports Unemployment Update
National unemployment was 8.4% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment update, down from 9.3% last month and significantly more than the 4.3% rate officially reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on May 8, 2026.
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Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Stays Low in May
Economic confidence decreased to 100.2 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, almost unchanged from April.
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Education: 89% Say Issue Will Be Important in Midterms
Voters overwhelmingly see education as an important issue in this fall’s midterm elections, and the two major parties are nearly tied on the issue.
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Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...
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Voters Angry About Fraud in Government Spending
The exposure of widespread fraud in government programs has voters in a wrathful mood, and most don’t believe President Donald Trump’s administration is doing a good job of dealing with the problem.
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40% Approve Supreme Court’s Ban on Racial Gerrymandering
Voters are divided over a Supreme Court decision last week that struck down a congressional district map in Louisiana.
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Education: 89% Say Issue Will Be Important in Midterms
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
Voters Angry About Fraud in Government Spending
40% Approve Supreme Court’s Ban on Racial Gerrymandering
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Rasmussen Reports Unemployment Update
National unemployment was 8.4% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment update, down from 9.3% last month and significantly more than the 4.3% rate officially reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on May 8, 2026.
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Stays Low in May
Minimum Wage Should Be at Least $12.50, Most Say
Tax Time: Many Racing to Beat IRS Deadline
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Plunges in April
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