To help employers meet hiring needs, some state legislatures have introduced bills that loosen child labor law regulations around the minimum age of workers and workplace safety. Do you approve or disapprove of this approach to addressing labor market shortages?

To help employers meet hiring needs, some state legislatures have introduced bills that loosen child labor law regulations around the minimum age of workers and workplace safety. Do you approve or disapprove of this approach to addressing labor market shortages? Published on July 13, 2023 → Survey conducted on July 13, 2023 on 16966 U.S. adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Race

Strongly approve

11%

Somewhat approve

23%

Somewhat disapprove

17%

Strongly disapprove

32%

Not sure

17%

Strongly approve

11%

Somewhat approve

23%

Somewhat disapprove

17%

Strongly disapprove

32%

Not sure

17%

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