THE Center for Ethics in Society at Saint Anselm College released a new statewide survey last month of Granite Staters’ attitudes about the local impacts of the housing crisis. By a 69 to 29 percent margin, New Hampshire voters said “my community needs more affordable housing to be built,” representing a 9 percent increase from last year’s survey.

NEW Hampshire voters also showed support of changing town and city zoning regulations to allow more housing to be built, by a 52 to 40 percent margin. The poll’s data shows young people under 35 and retirees are generally the most supportive of building more homes and changing state and local laws to allow that to happen.

A Pew Research Center survey revealed that seven in 10 Americans see cyberattacks and misinformation as major threats to the U.S. Additionally, the share of Americans who describe China’s power and influence as a major threat (67 percent) has increased 4 points since March 2020, reaching a new high as Americans see a range of problems in the bilateral relationship between China and Russia.

IN that same survey, 57 percent of Americans said the spread of infectious diseases is a major threat, down from 76 percent two years ago. Another survey conducted in April and May of this year found that only 19 percent of U.S. adults see coronavirus as a very big problem facing the country, down from 58 percent who said the same in June 2020.

ROBERT Half findings showed that the leisure and hospitality industry once again led the way in job creation, adding 84,000 jobs last month. Education and health services also saw healthy gains last month, adding 74,000 positions. The government sector added 57,000 jobs, construction saw 36,000 jobs added, and transportation and warehousing added 47,000 jobs. The unemployment rate has remained the same, 3.6 percent, since March 2022.