Why 86% of Gen Z is stressed about their finances

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Feeling stressed about finances isn’t specific to any one age group, but Gen Z is having a particularly hard time keeping their heads above water, and it’s starting to show at work. 

Eighty-five percent of all employees are stressed about their finances, according to a recent survey conducted by financial wellness platform BrightPlan. This strain is not only causing workers to lose an average of seven hours of productivity at work each week, but 78% of leaders agree that financial stress is what led to higher turnover last year — and they’re eager to keep it from affecting their young talent the same way. 

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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