Work Trends Poll: Unemployment Panel
Creators: name: University, John J. Heldrich Center For Workforce Development At Rutgers
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2013

description: Looking for a job (1); Barack Obama job performance (2); Obama handling economy (2); Obama handling unemployment (2); handling people who have been laid off (2); most important government service for unemployed (4); government responsibility to care for those unable to take care of themselves (1); restricting people who come into the country (1); federal government to cut business taxes (1); needing another economic stimulus package despite debt increase (1); government funding programs for job creation (1); state of economy (1); economic recovery (1); effect of economy (1); family finances (3); financial situation (1); changes in spending habits (1); actions in the recent past (5); having financial debt (1); job situation (1); reason for not being employed (1); number of times being unemployed (1); length of time looking for a job (1); outlook for pay rate (1); length of time not being employed (1); type of job (1); number of people employed by company (1); type of employer (1); time spent at employer (1); type of pay (2); reason for leaving job (3); possibility of returning to job (1); type of position (1); treatment by former employer (1); being offered severance package/compensation (1); advance notice from employer (1); employer offering to re-train (1); receiving unemployment benefits from government (1); reason for not receiving unemployment insurance (1); concern about unemployment benefits running out before finding a new job (1); possessing health care benefits (3); time searching for employment (2); outlook for finding a new job (1); time spent until starting a new job (1); actions since becoming unemployed (7); paying for training (1); usefulness of training (1); reason for not enrolling in job retraining (8); things that are helpful for job searching (14); using internet and social networking to find job (8); willingness to move to another city for a new job (1); going to a job interview (3); job offerings since unemployment (1); keeping a part time job while looking for a full time one (1); taking a cut in pay (3); changing career field (1); most difficult thing about being unemployed (1); reactions to being without a job (12); actions since being employed (11); employment situation causing stress in relationships (1); ways of displaying stress (8); language spoken at home (1); understanding Spanish (2); understanding English (2); debt vs. savings (1); employment (1); eligibility for benefits (3); pay rate at new job (1); actions in last year of unemployment (11); resources used in job hunting (14); most helpful resources when job hunting (13); job satisfaction (2); security with new position (1); reason for getting job over others (1); desirability of new job (1); having to move for new job (1); full time developing from part time (1); taking reduction in fringe benefits (1); taking disliked full time job (1); taking reduction in hours (1); new job in different field (1); actions to get a new job (4); items directly responsible for helping respondent find job (1); receiving unemployment benefits (1); unemployment benefits running out (1); most difficult part about being unemployed (1); actions during unemployment (18); reactions to bad shape of economy (10); health (2); getting help for stress/depression (1); unemployed getting unemployment insurance from government (1); vote in November 2 election (2); reason for not voting (6); party majority in House of Representatives (1); feelings about outcome of election (1); Obama vs. Congressional republicans in handling economy (1); those responsible for laid off workers (1); steps in improving economy (6); etc.