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July 2009

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July 21, 2009

44% Expect to Stay With Same Employer for More Than Five Years

Six percent (6%) of American workers expect to have a new employer within a year. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 17% expect to work for the same company for more than a year, but less than five. A plurality, 44% of workers, expect to have the same employer for more than five years.

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July 20, 2009

Americans Less Sure If Changing Jobs Will Be Their Decision

After a brief burst of optimism in the spring, job confidence has fallen back to first-of-the-year levels.

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July 15, 2009

48% View Labor Unions Favorably, 42% Don’t

Forty-eight percent (48%) of Americans have at least a somewhat favorable opinion of labor unions, while 42% view them at least somewhat unfavorably.

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July 13, 2009

30% Say It’s Okay To Form A Union Without A Secret Vote, 52% Disagree

Thirty percent (30%) of Americans say it is fair to form a union without having a secret ballot vote if a majority of a company’s workers sign a card saying they want to unionize.