Data from a recent Rasmussen Reports poll shows that the majority of American workers polled expect higher compensation for their work in 2025.
According to the poll, which was conducted among 1,433 American adults, 50% of full-time workers expect to earn more money a year from now, an increase from 45% in September. Thirteen percent (13%) believe they will earn less in the coming year, while 29% anticipate their income will remain about the same. Currently, 49% of those surveyed have full-time jobs, which is an increase from 45% in September, but still below the 54% who were employed full-time in April 2019.
Rasmussen Reports conducted the survey on November 7 and 10-11, 2024. The margin of sampling error is +/—3 percentage points, and the 95% confidence level is 95%. Pulse Opinion Research, LLC conducts field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys.
Among all adults, 64% believe that anyone who truly desires to work can find a job. This is a slight increase from 63% in September, but it remains below the all-time high of 69% recorded in April 2019, when more people felt that anyone could secure employment.
RENEWED OPTIMISM FROM TRUMP
One indication of the impact that Trump’s election has had on economic optimism is that 73% of Republicans now believe it is possible for anyone who genuinely wants to work to find a job, an increase from 65% in September. In contrast, only 60% of Democrats believe the same, down from 69% in September. Among those who do not identify with either major party, 66% think it is possible for anyone who truly wants to work to find a job, up from 56% in September.
Fifty-four percent (54%) of Republicans, 51% of Democrats, and 42% of individuals not affiliated with either major party are currently employed full-time. Among those working full-time, a higher percentage of Republicans (64%) than Democrats (38%) or unaffiliated individuals (50%) anticipate earning more money a year from now. Additionally, significantly more men (57%) than women (42%) currently hold full-time jobs. Men are also more likely than women to believe that anyone who genuinely wants to work can find a job.
Adults with full-time jobs under 40 are most likely to say they will be earning more money a year from now. Older Americans are more likely to think it is possible for anyone who really wants to work to find a job. Fifteen percent (15%) of Americans 65 and older are still working full-time.
Forty-nine percent (49%) of whites, 42% of blacks, 56% of Hispanics and 40% of other minorities currently have full-time jobs. Among full-time workers, Hispanics are most likely to expect they’ll be earning more money a year from now.
A majority of adults earning over $30,000 annually work full-time. While most American adults are still religious, faith is declining among those under 40.
Although a majority of American adults are still religious, faith continues declining among those under 40.
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