Gallup Says US Consumers Don't Believe the Good Economic News They Hear

According to the latest Gallup poll of consumer views on the economy, despite the positive nature of the so-called "hard" economic indicators touted by the Bush Administration, the attitudes of the average American consumer toward the economy remain relatively dour.

Majorities of Americans rate economic conditions at the moment as "only fair" or "poor," say economic conditions in the United States are getting worse, and say now is a bad time to be looking for a quality job. It is hard to determine precisely what criteria Americans are using for these judgments, particularly since a majority also say that the most important problems facing the country today are non-economic in nature.

Is it a good time to find a quality job in the US? Most say it is not! See below.