| Canadian Public Opinion Trends | |||||||||
| Source | Canadian Opinion Research Archive | ||||||||
| http:///www.queensu.ca/cora/trends | |||||||||
| Approval: Unemployment | |||||||||
| Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way the current federal government is handling reducing unemployment? | |||||||||
| Year | Month | Approve | Disapprove | DK | Valid N | Variable | Survey | Firm | |
| 1986 | September | 622 | 1276 | 142 | 2039 | Q113I | FC864 | Environics | |
| 1987 | March | 504 | 1426 | 90 | 2020 | Q2I | FC872 | Environics | |
| 1987 | November | 887 | 986 | 170 | 2044 | Q1I | FC881 | Environics | |
| 1988 | May | 827 | 1080 | 145 | 2053 | Q2I | FC883 | Environics | |
| 1989 | June | 604 | 1255 | 144 | 2003 | Q3I | FC893 | Environics | |
| 1989 | December | 505 | 1413 | 84 | 2002 | Q5I | FC901 | Environics | |
| 1990 | March | 465 | 1417 | 120 | 2002 | Q2I | FC902 | Environics | |
| 1990 | June | 513 | 1383 | 133 | 2029 | Q3I | FC903 | Environics | |
| 1990 | October | 340 | 1548 | 131 | 2019 | Q2I | FC904 | Environics | |
| 1991 | January | 391 | 1709 | 120 | 2220 | Q2I | FC911 | Environics | |
| 1991 | April | 278 | 1641 | 103 | 2021 | Q2I | FC912 | Environics | |
| 1991 | July | 301 | 1620 | 91 | 2012 | Q9I | FC913 | Environics | |
| 1991 | October | 177 | 1289 | 65 | 1531 | Q2I | FC914 | Environics | |
| 1992 | February | 216 | 1710 | 76 | 2001 | Q2I | FC921 | Environics | |
| 1992 | May | 244 | 1685 | 76 | 2005 | Q2I | FC922 | Environics | |
| 1992 | August | 299 | 1652 | 68 | 2019 | Q3I | FC923 | Environics | |
| 1992 | November | 165 | 1782 | 75 | 2022 | Q2I | FC924 | Environics | |
| 1993 | March | 207 | 1771 | 64 | 2042 | Q2I | FC931 | Environics | |
| 1993 | June | 206 | 1726 | 70 | 2002 | Q2I | FC932 | Environics | |
| 1993 | August | 209 | 1728 | 65 | 2001 | Q2I | FC933 | Environics | |
| 1993 | December | 406 | 1393 | 202 | 2002 | Q2I | FC934 | Environics | |
| 1994 | March | 451 | 1466 | 103 | 2020 | Q4I | FC941 | Environics | |
| 1994 | June | 455 | 1489 | 82 | 2026 | Q2I | FC942 | Environics | |
| 1994 | September | 572 | 1303 | 126 | 2001 | Q4I | FC943 | Environics | |
| 1994 | December | 514 | 1383 | 99 | 1996 | Q2I | FC944 | Environics | |
| 1995 | March | 481 | 1421 | 101 | 2003 | Q2I | FC951 | Environics | |
| 1995 | June | 376 | 1561 | 99 | 2037 | Q2I | FC952 | Environics | |
| 1995 | September | 415 | 1495 | 112 | 2022 | Q8I | FC953 | Environics | |
| 1995 | December | 389 | 1520 | 96 | 2005 | Q2H | FC954 | Environics | |
| 1996 | March | 430 | 1504 | 100 | 2034 | Q2H | FC961 | Environics | |
| 1996 | June | 477 | 1438 | 99 | 2015 | Q5H | FC962 | Environics | |
| 1996 | Q3 | 454 | 1457 | 104 | 2015 | Q2E | FC963 | Environics | |
| 1996 | Q4 | 391 | 1485 | 124 | 2000 | Q2E | FC964 | Environics | |
| 1997 | Q1 | 300 | 1600 | 114 | 2014 | Q2E | FC971 | Environics | |
| 1997 | July | 497 | 1356 | 88 | 1941 | Q100E | FC972 | Environics | |
| 1997 | October | 505 | 1339 | 109 | 1953 | Q117E | FC973 | Environics | |
| 1997 | December | 576 | 1290 | 82 | 1948 | Q99F | FC974 | Environics | |
| 1998 | March | 31 | 62.6 | 6.5 | 1936 | Q135F | FC981 | Environics | |
| 1998 | June | 30.6 | 62.7 | 6.8 | 1942 | Q110F | FC982 | Environics | |
| 1998 | October | 32.2 | 60.8 | 7 | 1942 | Q120F | FC983 | Environics | |
| 1998 | December | 31.9 | 60.6 | 7.5 | 1921 | Q125F | FC984 | Environics | |
| 1999 | March | 30.9 | 61.1 | 8 | 1986 | Q70F | FC991 | Environics | |
| 1999 | June | 33 | 58.1 | 8.9 | 1919 | Q102F | FC992 | Environics | |
| 1999 | September | 34.7 | 57.8 | 7.5 | 1943 | Q74F | FC993 | Environics | |
| 1999 | December | 57 | 43 | 0 | 1904 | Q85F | FC994 | Environics | |
| 2000 | March | 53.4 | 46.6 | 0 | 1859 | Q72F | FC001 | Environics | |
| 2000 | June | 58.3 | 41.7 | 0 | 1881 | Q70F | FC002 | Environics | |
| 2000 | September | 53.5 | 46.5 | 0 | 1922 | Q40F | FC003 | Environics | |
| 2000 | December | 56.5 | 43.5 | 0 | 1915 | Q36F | FC004 | Environics | |
| 2001 | April | 51.2 | 48.8 | 0 | 1315 | Q66F | FC011 | Environics | |
| 2001 | June | 54.3 | 45.7 | 0 | 1357 | Q70F | FC012 | Environics | |
| 2001 | September | 49.2 | 50.8 | 0 | 1175 | Q69F | FC013 | Environics | |
| 2001 | December | 45.8 | 54.2 | 0 | 1220 | Q120F | FC014 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q1 | 53.2 | 43.3 | 3.4 | 1373 | Q65F | FC031 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q2 | 48 | 46.2 | 5.7 | 1343 | Q85F | FC032 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q3 | 48.6 | 46.6 | 4.8 | 1281 | Q78F | FC033 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q4 | 51.1 | 44.9 | 4.1 | 1273 | Q40_6 | FC034 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q1 | 44.7 | 49 | 6.3 | 1388 | Q83F | FC041 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q3 | 53.7 | 41.2 | 5.1 | 1345 | Q89F | FC043 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q4 | 42.1 | 52.8 | 5.1 | 1377 | Q27_6 | FC044 | Environics | |
| 2005 | Q1 | 42 | 48 | 10.1 | 1001 | Q23F | FC051 | Environics | |
| 2005 | Q3 | 50.6 | 43.6 | 5.8 | 1332 | Q81F | FC053 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q1 | 40.4 | 43 | 16.5 | 1397 | Q9F | FC061 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q2 | 54.6 | 34.1 | 11.3 | 1274 | Q9F | FC062 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q3 | 43.5 | 47.1 | 9.3 | 1243 | Q57F | FC063 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q4 | 50.3 | 38.3 | 11.4 | 1274 | Q21F | FC064 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q1 | 51.6 | 41.6 | 6.8 | 1256 | Q21F | FC071 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q2 | 53 | 35.9 | 11.1 | 1286 | Q8_6 | FC072 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q3 | 59.3 | 32.9 | 7.9 | 1296 | Q58F | FC073 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q4 | 64.0 | 36.0 | - | 1174 | Q57F | FC074 | Environics | |
| 2008 | Q1 | 49.5 | 39.8 | 10.7 | 1310 | Q8F | FC081 | Environics | |
| 2008 | Q2 | 49.1 | 41.7 | 9.2 | 1371 | Q12F | FC082 | Environics | |
| 2008 | Q4 | 41.9 | 50.6 | 7.6 | 2021 | Q15_f | FC084 | Environics | |
| 2009 | Q1 | 42.6 | 51.4 | 6.0 | 1376 | Q25_F | FC091 | Environics | |
| 2009 | Q2 | 37.2 | 55.7 | 7.1 | 996 | Q16F | FC092 | Environics | |