Millions of American workers carry student loan debt that strains their monthly budgets, leaving little take-home pay for life’s essentials — groceries, rent, healthcare — and creating significant financial stress.
This financial pressure doesn’t stay at home but follows employees into the workplace. Our new national research reveals that 55% of full-time U.S. employees believe their employer either doesn’t understand the financial pressures created by student loan debt or hasn’t taken meaningful action to address it. Meanwhile, 72% of workers say financial stress affects their ability to focus at work.
