October 2010

Optimism About a Bigger Paycheck Is At a New High for the Year

A plurality of working Americans still expects to be earning more money from their job a year from today.

Most Workers Say Current Company Offers Best Opportunity for Advancement

For the first time in over a year, a slight majority of working Americans say staying with their current company offers the best opportunity for advancement.

Only 46% of Workers Plan To Use All Their Vacation Time This Year

So much for work-life balance.

Fewer than half of workers nationwide plan to use all of their vacation time this year, and a majority says they stay connected with work during the time-off they do take.

43% Say Men, Women Earn Equal Pay, 42% Disagree

Male and female workers continue to disagree over whether they earn equal pay for equal work.

Most Think Government Workers Get Higher Wages But Don't Work As Hard

Most Americans continue to think government workers have it better than those who work in the private sector.

76% Know Someone Out of Work and Looking For a Job

Three-quarters (76%) of American adults know someone who is out of work and looking for a job, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. But that's a slight improvement from August when 81% knew someone in that situation.