[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Mario Nawfal [@MarioNawfal](/creator/twitter/MarioNawfal) on x 2.3M followers Created: 2025-07-22 22:10:00 UTC 🚨🇺🇸 SIDE HUSTLE SLOWDOWN: AMERICANS PUMP THE BRAKES Only XX% of U.S. workers are rocking a side hustle in 2025, down from XX% just last year - the lowest since 2017. Why? The job market’s been strong, wages finally beat inflation, and apparently people would rather not DoorDash after a 9-hour Zoom-a-thon. Most folks with side gigs used to need the cash just to survive. Now more are spending it on, you know, fun stuff. But don’t delete your Depop account just yet. With inflation climbing and Trump’s new tariffs making everything from shoes to shampoo pricier, side hustles could be staging a comeback. The economy may not force you into a second job right now. But give it a few months and we’ll see who’s back at the farmer’s market selling candles made from oat milk. Source: CNBC  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [gig](/topic/gig) [joe biden](/topic/joe-biden) [inflation](/topic/inflation) [the big](/topic/the-big) [hustle](/topic/hustle) [doordash](/topic/doordash) [stocks communication services](/topic/stocks-communication-services) [$pypl](/topic/$pypl) [Post Link](https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1947781199021097301)
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Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal on x 2.3M followers
Created: 2025-07-22 22:10:00 UTC
🚨🇺🇸 SIDE HUSTLE SLOWDOWN: AMERICANS PUMP THE BRAKES
Only XX% of U.S. workers are rocking a side hustle in 2025, down from XX% just last year - the lowest since 2017.
Why? The job market’s been strong, wages finally beat inflation, and apparently people would rather not DoorDash after a 9-hour Zoom-a-thon.
Most folks with side gigs used to need the cash just to survive.
Now more are spending it on, you know, fun stuff.
But don’t delete your Depop account just yet.
With inflation climbing and Trump’s new tariffs making everything from shoes to shampoo pricier, side hustles could be staging a comeback.
The economy may not force you into a second job right now.
But give it a few months and we’ll see who’s back at the farmer’s market selling candles made from oat milk.
Source: CNBC
XXXXXX engagements
Related Topics gig joe biden inflation the big hustle doordash stocks communication services $pypl