A new Gallup poll released Wednesday shows that Americans see protectionism and lower taxes as the best ways to create jobs in the U.S.
The poll, which surveyed 1,017 adults November 20 - 22, showed that 18% of Americans feel that keeping manufacturing jobs in the U.S. is the way to create new jobs, while 14% said lowering taxes is the answer.
Further down the list, 12% of those surveyed said helping small businesses is the way to create new jobs, while 10% said creating more infrastructure work is the way to go.
Reducing government regulation over businesses took 7% of the vote, while creating more "green" jobs took 6%. Providing more stimulus funding and buying American goods each took 4%.
The poll also showed that Americans still don't have positive feelings for the jobs market outlook over the next 12 months.
Only 6% said the jobs market would get a lot better, while 29% said it would get better. On the other hand, 14% said the jobs market would get worse while another 14% said it would get a lot worse. The final 36% said the jobs market would stay in the same poor condition it is currently in.
Democrats were generally more positive on the outlook for the jobs market, with 52% saying it would get better. Republicans and independents weren't as positive, with only 23% and 27% saying it would get better, respectively.
The poll comes one day before the White House will host a jobs summit. The summit will bring together CEOs and small business owners, economists and financial experts, as well as representatives from labor unions and nonprofit groups to, as Obama said when announcing the summit, "talk about how we can work together to create jobs and get this economy moving again."
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