Jobs increasing. Optimism fading.
Go Deeper.
Create an account or log in to save stories.
Like this?
Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.
Here's a graphic from a Pew survey released today to follow up on my question earlier about why -- if Minnesota now is only 1,000 jobs away from the most its ever had -- doesn't it feel so heady?
It shows that our optimism for our economic future is declining
[image]
Says Pew...
Turn Up Your Support
MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding. Turn up your support for this public resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all.
A year ago, about four-in-ten in all family income groups said they expected the economy to improve over the next year. Today, just 23% of those with incomes of $75,000 or more expect economic conditions to be better a year from now, as do 21% of those with incomes of between $30,000 and $75,000 and 31% of those with family incomes of less than $30,000.
Curiously, a year ago, the level of optimism was the same among all income groups. Now, the survey shows, the most optimistic group are people who make under $30,000 a year. But at the same time, the income group is also the most pessimistic.
And, the survey shows, the one area of economic life that has people most worried: their job.
