According to a new Rasmussen poll, 32 percent of Americans believe that the job market is better today than it was a year ago.
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Almost as many, 29 percent, think that the job market is worse today than it was a year ago and 36 percent say that it’s about the same. The poll arrives on the heels of the release of a grim job report from the Labor Department which stated that unemployment rose slightly to 8.2 percent in May and only added 69,000 jobs to the economy, the smallest increase in a year.
Nonetheless, these statistics have failed to discourage a good portion of Americans, 48 percent of whom are confident that anyone looking for a job will be able to find one. The majority of people don’t view the prospects of college graduates to be quite as good, 89 percent think that college students will have at least a “somewhat difficult” time finding a job after college and 53 percent think they will have a “very difficult time,” according to another poll.
This new poll should be good news for President Barack Obama as much of his campaign will depend on the steady growth of jobs and increased optimism in the economy. In order to be able to fend off the attacks from Mitt Romney about his failed job-creation attempts, Obama will need to see some serious job growth over the next few months. For now, it may be enough for Obama to rely on the 32 percent who remain optimists, but that number is not nearly enough to guarantee his re-election, especially when young people come out to the polls.
