Washington ( CNN ) -- The number of Americans who say the economy is in good shape has dropped to the lowest level of the year , according to a new national poll . And a CNN/ORC International survey also indicates that economic pessimism is growing in the wake of the government shutdown , with nearly six in 10 forecasting poor economic conditions a year from now . The poll 's Tuesday morning release comes a few hours before the Labor Department announces the September unemployment report . The release of last month 's jobless figures was delayed because of the 16-day partial government shutdown . In the poll that was conducted this past weekend , 71 % of those questioned say that economic conditions are poor right now , with only 29 % saying that current conditions are good -- a drop of 4 percentage points since late September , just before the shutdown began . Opinion : 3 ways to avert the next budget crisis . `` That number has not been particularly high in 2013 , but throughout the year it has always been over 30 % , making the current level of 29 % the worst number since December of last year , '' says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland . Only 40 % say that the economy will be in good shape a year from now . That 's down from 50 % in June and represents the lowest level of optimism since October 2011 . Some 59 % say the economy will be in poor shape next fall . The poll was conducted for CNN by ORC International October 18-20 , with 841 adults nationwide questioned by telephone . The survey 's overall sampling error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points . Poll : 75 % say most Republicans in Congress do n't deserve re-election .
Information about the economy hits a low for the year , according to a new CNN / ORC report . The partial government intervention leads to the national recession . Nearly three out of four say that economic conditions are poor right now .