Understanding confidence in the US
This is what our members in the US told us about how confident they’re feeling across their career advancement and investment, personal finance, and company outlook during the time period of June 15 - June 28, 2020.
Industry confidence breakdown
Members in certain industries are more confident about their opportunities.
Industry | Score |
Construction | 48 |
Transportation and Logistics | 35 |
Real Estate | 43 |
Hardware and Networking | 38 |
Finance | 35 |
Manufacturing | 39 |
Software and IT Services | 34 |
Legal | 37 |
Corporate Services | 34 |
Health Care | 35 |
Education | 30 |
Energy and Mining | 24 |
Consumer Goods | 24 |
Public Administration | 33 |
Retail | 27 |
Nonprofit | 28 |
Media and Communications | 11 |
Design | 20 |
Recreation and Travel | 18 |
Entertainment | 21 |
Location confidence breakdown
Members in certain regions of the country are more confident about their opportunities.
Region | Score |
Southwest | 30 |
Southeast | 35 |
Rocky Mountain | 43 |
Plains | 30 |
New England | 27 |
Mid-Atlantic | 31 |
Great Lakes | 30 |
Far West | 28 |
Company size confidence breakdown
Members have different levels of confidence based on the size of the company they work for.
Company Size | Score |
SMB | 31 |
Mid-market | 34 |
Enterprise | 35 |
Generational confidence breakdown
Members from different generations have different levels of confidence.
Generation | Score |
Baby Boomers | 33 |
Gen X | 29 |
Millennials | 32 |
Gen Z | 31 |
Career advancement and investment
In the next 2 weeks... | Increase | Stay the same | Decrease |
Time I spend searching for jobs | 26% | 61% | 13% |
Number of jobs I apply to | 25% | 58% | 17% |
Number of new jobs available | 16% | 52% | 32% |
Likelihood I will get a response from recruiter/hiring manager | 15% | 60% | 25% |
Personal finances
In the next 6 months... | Increase | Stay the same | Decrease |
Earned income / wages (e.g. salary, dividends, etc.) | 24% | 57% | 19% |
Personal savings (non-retirement) | 34% | 46% | 21% |
Number of investments (e.g. stocks, mutual funds, etc.) | 21% | 63% | 16% |
Personal spending (e.g. cash, credit, etc.) | 11% | 52% | 37% |
Personal payments on recurring debt (e.g. rent, student loans, mortgage, etc.) | 17% | 71% | 12% |
Contributions to retirement accounts | 19% | 63% | 18% |
Withdrawals from retirement accounts | 11% | 69% | 20% |