Economy and Finance: January 2025

January 29, 2025

Every month, we conduct a survey of U.S. residents to explore their views on the economy and their finances. This month, our survey was conducted between January 24th and January 26th , 2025.

Some of the key highlights of our survey about the economy include…

  • The proportion of U.S. residents living paycheck to paycheck is stable (57%), decreasing from only one percentage point since the last measure.
  • The perception of household finances has remained the same since the last measure, showing that 53% of Americans rate their household finances as being in good condition. Once again, Americans from the Northeast are more likely to rate their household finances as being good than other groups (64%).
  • Fewer Americans believe the United States is currently in an economic recession, with the proportion of respondents believing so decreasing from 54% in December, to 50% this month.
  • Four out of ten U.S. residents (42%) are worried about losing their jobs within the next twelve months, a proportion that reaches 54% among Americans aged 18 to 34.

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