Report: Majority of Americans Living Paycheck to Paycheck, Many Blame Rising Inflation

A woman shops at a supermarket in New York City on Dec. 14, 2022. Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images

Recently released survey data reports that the majority of Americans are feeling the pain of inflation and living paycheck to paycheck.

PYMNTS released its latest survey, which showed that as of November, 63 percent of U.S. consumers say they are living paycheck to paycheck, a 3 percent increase from the previous month but roughly the same as this time last year.