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Barack Obama's Handling of Jobs and Unemployment

Last Updated: 3/22/10

Do you approve/disapprove of Obama's handling of unemployment?

Some of the polls included in the average may be outdated since the latest poll for each of the pollsters are averaged in.

Pollster	Date	Approve	Disapprove
AVERAGE		41.3%	51.9%
CNN ORC	3/19-21/10	45	53
AP GFK	3/3-8/10	46	44
Gallup	3/4-7/10	38	54
ABC	2/4-8/10	47	51
Quinnipiac	1/5-11/10	34	59
Fox	12/8-9/09	42	52
CBS	12/4-8/09	38	47
USA Today Gallup	11/20-22/09	40	55

Question Wording by Pollster

CNN ORC

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling unemployment?"

AP GFK

"And please tell me if you approve, disapprove or neither approve nor disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling each of the following issues. How about unemployment?" If unsure: "If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approving or disapproving of the way Barack Obama is handling unemployment?"

Gallup

"Do you think Barack Obama is doing a good job or a poor job in handling each of the following issues as president? How about . . . ?"

ABC

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling unemployment?"

Quinnipiac

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling creating jobs?"

Fox

"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing on the following issues? Job creation."

CBS

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling job creation?"

USA Today Gallup

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling creating jobs?"

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