Sentiment Hasn and Americans

al: Polls have suggested that while Americans generally approve of the economy's performance, that sentiment hasn't necessarily broadened support for President Donald Trump or Republican congressional candidates, according to The Toronto Star. Al Drago / Bloomberg The influx of new job-seekers in October increased the proportion of Americans with jobs to its highest level since January 2009. The Labour Department's monthly jobs report, the last major economic data before Tuesday's congressional elections, also showed that the unemployment rate remained at a five-decade low of 3.7 per cent. Consumers are the most confident they have been in 18 years and are spending freely and propelling brisk economic growth. The resulting strength in customer demand has led companies to steadily add workers. The U.S. economy is in its 10th year of expansion, the second-longest such period on record, and October marked the 100th straight month of hiring, a record streak. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.