Americans Agree the Economy is Strong, but Worry about the Future

September 5, 2018

After several years of consistent job growth and unemployment rates finally back under 4%, Americans’ views have changed in a positive direction, but they remain fearful and uncertain about the future and are concerned about several major threats to continuing prosperity.

That is the conclusion of a study done by The Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, entitled “Work Trends release, A Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Americans Agree the Economy is Strong, but Worry about the Future.

“After nearly a decade of positive job growth and declining rates of unemployment, Americans are not in a mood to celebrate,” said Professor Carl Van Horn, director of the Work Trends project. “Americans are more positive than a few years ago, yet they still worry that the government and large corporations could spoil the gradual economic gains of the past two years and the past decade.”

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