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Pew Research CenterNovember 7, 2017
Views of Job Situation Improve Sharply, but Many Still Say They’re Falling Behind Financially

Many say Trump’s economic policies have not had much of an effect

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Views of Job Situation Improve Sharply, but Many Still Say They’re Falling Behind Financially
Public’s views of local job availability are more positive than at any point since 2001
Nearly half say their incomes are ‘falling behind’ the cost of living
Many say Trump’s economic policies have not had much of an effect
Most older Americans say their incomes are not keeping up with cost of living
Partisan views on whether incomes are ‘falling behind’ shift with administration
GOP views of job availability improve; little change in Democratic assessments
Wider income differences in views on availability of ‘good jobs’ than ‘jobs’
About half of the public says Trump’s economic policies have had no effect
Public perception of economic conditions returns to mid-2000s levels
For more than a decade, economic evaluations have had a partisan cast
Most Republicans expect economic conditions to be better in a year
Partisan gap in economic expectations grows dramatically at outset of Trump administration
Public’s views of local job availability are more positive than at any point since 2001
Wide income differences in views of job availability

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