In 2025, our collective mental health in the U.S. is worsening, with some reports calling it a “crisis.” But when it comes to millennials and Gen Z employees, that national concern may be even more urgent with financial anxiety driving the crisis.

A Modern Health report published today revealed just how mentally strained 18- to 44-year-old workers are, and the findings are troubling. In a survey of 1,000 American professionals within the age range, a staggering 79% said that economic uncertainty is fueling their anxiety. A dismal 16% rated their mental health as excellent. 

For millennials and Gen Z, financial anxiety seems to be all encompassing. Three in four workers said it is to blame for their burnout, 68% said it interferes with their ability to be

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