Gen X small business owners are the age group most likely worried about the economy

Share of small business owners who list jobs and the economy as their top issue

The horizontal bar chart shows the share of small business owners in the U.S., parsed by generation, who say the economy is their top concern as of Q4 2025.

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Source: CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey (Q4 2025)

Online responses collected Sept. 26-Oct. 3, 2025 from a nationally representative sample of 1,900 self-identified U.S. small business owners