Inflation is stubborn, unemployment is rising and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has even confirmed that Gen Z grads just can’t get a break right now. But the youngest generation of workers already know that. In fact, they’re so anxious about the state of the economy right now that they can’t even sleep.

So what are they doing about it? They’re, perhaps counterintuitively, bed rotting and watching TV.

Mattress company, Amerisleep, analysed how the economy is impacting America’s sleep and nearly half admitted they’re not getting any because of financial stress. The same percentage, say their sleep has gotten worse since the start of President Trump’s tariff hikes—and they’re so worried about the economy that they’re even waking up in the middle of the night.

But Gen Z have i

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