68 percent of pre-retirees say they will not be able to retire as planned at 65: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 16, 2024
Sixty-eight percent of workers aged 55 to 65 years participating in a new survey said they are facing the reality that retiring fully or comfortably at 65 is more or less a pipe dream, with 41% planning...
Private-sector employment sees biggest jump since July: ADP
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 04, 2024
March saw the biggest jump in hiring since July 2023, according to the ADP National Employment Report Economy Lab report released Wednesday.
Initial unemployment claims dip a bit
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 29, 2024
Initial claims for unemployment benefits dipped to 210,000 for the week that ended March 23, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. That number represents...
Initial filings for unemployment insurance dip again week over week
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 22, 2024
Applications for unemployment benefits dipped slightly for the week ending March 16, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Business briefs, March 22
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 22, 2024
Interest rate cuts on the horizon … ‘Landmark legislation’ aims to streamline, coordinate care for 12 million dually eligible individuals … Provider sues agency for routine overbilling, unscrupulous...
Long-term care rates up 1 to 10 percent: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 13, 2024
Year-over-year rate increases in long-term care ranged from 1% to 10% across setting types, according to the results of Genworth’s Cost of Care Survey 2023, published Tuesday.
BLS: Nursing, residential care facilities add 11,000 jobs in February
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 11, 2024
Nursing and residential care facilities, collectively, generated 11,000 jobs in February, according to Friday’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Initial claims for unemployment stabilize week over week
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 08, 2024
Week-over-week initial claims for unemployment for the week ended March 2 remained flat at 217,000, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Job gains ‘remain solid’ in February: ADP
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 07, 2024
“Job gains remain solid,” ADP Chief Economist Nela Richardson said in a press release issued Wednesday in conjunction with an ADP National Employment Report Economy Lab report.
Senior living occupancy recovery driven by ‘steadfast absorption,’ aging population: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 06, 2024
“Steadfast absorption sustains occupancy recovery” across memory care, assisted living and continuing care retirement communities, according to a new report from commercial real estate investment sales...