Fed Survey Shows More Job Anxiety, Widespread Price Concerns (1)

The vast majority of Americans worried about high prices in 2025, and a growing share grew anxious about the job market too, according to an annual Federal Reserve survey.

Amid near-zero job growth last year, 42% of adults reported that finding or keeping a job was either a minor or major concern, up from 37% in 2024. About 9 in 10 respondents said they were concerned about price increases, according to the Fed’s 2025 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking.

The survey, conducted in October, came months before the war in Iran drove up gasoline ...