More Workers Are Plagued by Financial Problems Now Than in Years Past

More Workers Are Plagued by Financial Problems Now Than in Years Past

With the unemployment rate having fallen to a relative low, and the stock market having hit new all-time highs, one might conclude that 2017 was a pretty good year for working Americans. But new data tells us that a growing number of employees are actually less content financially now than in years past.

According to a recent survey by consulting firm Willis Towers Watson, only 35% of workers indicated that they were satisfied with their present financial situation. That's a steep drop from the 48% of workers who felt the same way two years ago. In fact, up until recently, workers' attitudes about their finances had been improving steadily since 2009, when the nation was in the depths of the Great Recession.

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