Employees aren’t happy about the state of their finances.

In fact, despite having improved for several years, employee financial wellness has lost substantial ground in many areas over the last year—and the stress is showing.

According to PwC’s Employee Financial Wellness Survey, which tracks the financial well-being of full-time employed U.S. adults across the country, “many employees never fully regained stable footing” after the Great Recession—and indeed are experiencing increasing financial stress.

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