Youth aged 18 to 29 are most positive about finding a quality job right now. Poll: Jobs optimism on the rise

American optimism about finding a quality job rose substantially in March, with 19 percent of those surveyed saying this is a “good time” to find employment, according to a survey released Friday.

Last month, only 12 percent had said that it was a good time to find a quality job, Gallup reports.


Although 78 percent of those polled still think it is a “bad time” to find a quality job, this figure is the lowest since September 2008.

Interestingly, Americans aged 18-29 are most positive about find a quality job right now, as 29 percent said this is a good time for it, compared to 13 percent of those aged 50-64.

Men also are more optimistic on this question than women, as 23 percent believe it’s a good time to find a job. Only 15 percent of women say the same.

The unemployment rate currently is 8.3 percent, down from a high of 10 percent in October 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“It is good news for the economy and the Obama administration that more Americans are becoming optimistic about the availability of quality jobs.” While the U.S. economy is improving slowly, Gallup reported, “it is not clear that the current rate of economic growth is commensurate with the creation of a large number of new high-quality jobs in the near future.”

The Gallup poll was conducted March 8-11, with a sample of 1,024 adults and a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.

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