Most of the world, including India, was pessimistic about the job market last year with 57% of adults saying it was a bad time to find a job, according to a new Gallup survey.
Only one-third of the people said it was a good time, the leading US opinion poll organisation said on Monday releasing the results of Gallup surveys conducted in 146 countries in 2011.
Indians were only a little more optimistic than the average adult worldwide with 52% saying it was a bad time and only 36% saying it was a good time. Europeans were the most pessimistic, with 72% saying it was a bad time. Optimism was highest in the Americas, where a still dismal 38% said it was a good time.
Oil-rich West Asian nations took four of the top spots; Saudi Arabia and Oman led internationally with 69% of residents saying it was a good time to find a job, despite relatively high unemployment rates.
Six of the 10 countries with the most negative outlooks were EU countries, with Greeks and the Irish nearly universally saying it was a bad time to find a job. Residents in eight of the world’s 10 largest economies did not think it was a good time to find a job in 2011. Brazil and Germany were the two bright spots in an otherwise gloomy outlook; about half of residents in each country said it was a good time to find a job.Results are based on telephone and face-to-face interviews with approximately 1,000 adults per country, aged 15 and older, Gallup said.
Six of the 10 countries with the most negative outlooks were EU countries, with Greeks and the Irish nearly universally saying it was a bad time to find a job. Residents in eight of the world’s 10 largest economies did not think it was a good time to find a job in 2011. Brazil and Germany were the two bright spots in an otherwise gloomy outlook; about half of residents in each country said it was a good time to find a job.Results are based on telephone and face-to-face interviews with approximately 1,000 adults per country, aged 15 and older, Gallup said.