Income and wealth distribution are of prime concern for Democrats in the 2016 presidential election; health of the economy and immigration are most important to Republicans, according to a survey released today by Glassdoor.

When Americans who are employed, or unemployed but looking for a job, were asked to identify what they think are the “most important employment issues in the 2016 presidential election,” the most notable disparities between Republicans and Democrats in the 2016 presidential election fell among four key employment-related topics:

• The health of the economy: 75% of Republicans compared to 52% of Democrats — a 23-point difference — feel it is one of the most important employment issues.
• Income and wealth distribution (e.g., CEO to worker pay ratio): 57% of Democrats note this as one of the most important employment issues compared to 34% of Republicans — another 23-point difference.
• Immigration (i.e. allowing more visas to enable foreign workers to fill hard-to-fill jobs): This was the second-most important topic for Republicans: 36% compared to 23% of Democrats.
• Gender equality at work (e.g., unfair pay, underrepresentation of women in STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — jobs): one-third, 33%, of Democrats believe gender equality at work is one of the most important 2016 presidential election issues compared to 13% of Republicans — a 20 point difference.

However, not all issues about employment show gaps in priorities between the two political parties. Among Americans who are employed, or unemployed or looking for a job, both Democrats and Republicans are closely aligned on prioritizing long-term unemployment and the skills training gap as election employment issues. For Republicans, 35% believe long-term unemployment is one of the most important issues, compared to 32% of Democrats. On the topic of the skills training gap (e.g., lack of on-the-job training limited career progression due to lack of skills training), 23%of Republicans view this as one of the most important topics compared to 26% of Democrats.

The survey was conducted online within the US by Harris Poll on behalf of Glassdoor and included 2,015 adults. It was conducted from March 8 to March 10, 2016.