Employment

Expectations and investment sentiment continues to decline

The recent rise in concern about Covid-19 following the spread of Omicron continues in 2022. Meanwhile, inflation hits record levels of concern.

As Omicron spreads, Coronavirus returns to its position as the world’s top concern – with Poverty & Social Inequality just behind.

The long reign of Coronavirus as our survey’s top global concern comes to an end in October 2021. It falls to third place in our issues ranking – behind poverty & social inequality and unemployment.

Among those working at home almost half reported feeling lonely or isolated

The pandemic has taken an emotional toll on employees globally, with 80 percent of those employed reporting they have faced challenges as a result of the pandemic. These stresses include personal circumstances such as family pressures, feeling lonely and isolated, and employer-related issues such as job security.

The Ipsos Issues Monitor is Australia’s longest running ongoing survey of community concerns. We’ve checked-in with Australians’ worries each and every month more than a decade.

New global poll finds unemployment remains the main concern around the world.

The latest Ipsos Global Consumer Confidence for July 2017 is 48.7.