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The Second Job

Multiple jobholders share of employment

What is the current The Second Job?

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS
5.3%
of the employed are working more than one job

Multiple Jobholders Share of Employment: 5.3% as of 2026-06, and rising. Source: BLS via FRED (LNS12026620).

The Second Job rising to 5.3%

Tracking a rising reading relative to recent baseline.

How has The Second Job changed over time?

CSV Chart
More workers are holding down more than one job
Multiple jobholders as a share of employment
The Second Job
Historical data
Monthly · BLS via FRED (LNS12026620)
Period Value YoY Change
Jun 2026 5.3% −0.1 pts
May 2026 5.2% −0.1 pts
Apr 2026 5.2% −0.2 pts
Mar 2026 5.1% −0.4 pts
Feb 2026 5.1% −0.3 pts
Jan 2026 5.3% −0.1 pts
Dec 2025 5.4% +0.1 pts
Nov 2025 5.7% +0.4 pts
Sep 2025 5.4% +0.0 pts
Aug 2025 5.4% +0.1 pts
Jul 2025 5.1% −0.2 pts
Jun 2025 5.4% +0.2 pts

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Multiple Jobholders Share of Employment?

Multiple jobholders share of employment

Why does Multiple Jobholders Share of Employment matter for financial distress?

Multiple Jobholders Share of Employment is one of the indicators tracked by the American Distress Index (ADI), which measures five dimensions of U.S. household financial distress: Delinquency, Default & Legal, Debt Burden, Labor, and Safety Net & Buffer. Changes in this indicator contribute to the overall distress picture.

Where does the Multiple Jobholders Share of Employment data come from?

This data comes from BLS via FRED (LNS12026620). More information: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS12026620. The American Distress Index updates this indicator monthly.

Ross Kilburn
Written by

Ross Kilburn, Founder

American Default Research · Seattle, Washington

Two decades working directly with financially distressed American households — from property preservation in 2003, to negotiating over 1,000 short sales during the Great Recession, to foreclosure defense marketing today. Author, The Ark Law Group Complete Guide to Short Sales (Auroch Press, 2013). Twice named to Puget Sound Business Journal Fast 50 for Ark Law Group. B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1992. Founded American Default Research in 2026 to fill a gap in public data that had been empty since 2013.

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Why does The Second Job matter?

The Second Job is one of 98 live indicators tracked by American Default Research. The methodology page explains sources, update cadence, and how the index uses its published inputs.
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