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Sunday, April 05, 2026
Americans Are Pessimistic About The War With Iran
The chart above is from the Reuters / Ipsos Poll -- done between March 27th and 29th of a nationwide sample of 1,021 adults, with a 3 point margin of error.
Most Say Congress Doesn't Do Enough To Control Trump's Excesses
The chart above reflects the results of the CNN / SSRS Poll -- done between March 26th and 30th of a nationwide sample of 1,201 adults, with a 3.2 point margin of error.
Saturday, April 04, 2026
Most Americans Are Opposed To The Iran War
The chart above reflects the results of the Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between March 27th and 30th of a nationwide sample of 1,679 adults (including 1,505 registered voters). The margin of error is 3.2 points for adults and 3 points for registered voters.
The Unemployment Rate For March Was Down Slightly To 4.3%
The Labor Department released its unemployment report for March on Friday. It showed some improvement. The economy produced 178,000 new jobs - not great, but much better than the previous few months. That was enough to lower the unemployment rate to 4.3%.
Here are the relevant statistics for March:
SIZE OF THE CIVILIAN WORK FORCE:
170,087,000
OFFICIAL NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED WORKERS:
7,239,000
OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:
4.3%
DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN OF OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT:
Adult men...............3.8%
Adult women...............4.0%
Teens (16-19)...............13.7%
White...............3.6%
Black...............7.1%
Asian...............3.7%
Hispanic...............4.8%
No HS diploma...............5.9%
HS graduate...............4.7%
Some college...............3.6%
Bachelor's deg or more...............2.8%
NUMBER OF MARGINALLY-ATTACHED WORKERS (unemployed but not counted):
1,944,000
MORE REALISTIC NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED WORKERS (official + marginally-attached):
9,183,000
MORE REALISTIC UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:
5.4%













