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Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance surged last week to a three-month high, suggesting that the omicron variant is having a bigger impact on the labor market.
Initial unemployment claims increased by 55,000 to 286,000 in the week ended Jan. 15, Labor Department data showed Thursday. The figure exceeded all estimates in a Bloomberg survey of economists. The report reflects the reference week for January employment data due early next month.
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Rising use of the weight-loss drug is fueling the fastest health plan cost growth in a decade and a half, forcing employers to rethink coverage strategies and cost management.
With AI resumes everywhere, more employers are leaning on work trials to watch how candidates actually work before making hiring decisions.
Employees look for alternative healthcare coverage in the wake of rising premiums, sparking concern over care gaps and group plan disruption.
As chronic conditions rise nationwide, benefit leaders are urging employees to consider critical illness coverage to offset medical bills and other expenses tied to recovery.
Eightfold AI, which many companies use as they screen job candidates, is being accused of gathering information about applicants without their consent.
