10 jobs with the worst 2016 outlook | Employee Benefit News

Stress, low wages and lack of career opportunities are among the reasons CareerCast places the following jobs at the bottom of its list. The firm’s analysis includes each job’s environment (emotional, physical and hours worked), income (growth potential and salary), outlook (employment growth, income growth potential and unemployment), and 11 stress factors to determine which professions are among the least desirable.

Potentially life-threatening hazards are the daily norm for firefighters, which contributes to high stress in this vital, albeit challenging, job.

U.S. retirement outlook worsens as debt, health costs weigh on workers

The U.S. fell three spots to 24th in a global retirement ranking, highlighting growing pressure on employers to help workers save and plan for rising costs.

By Jimmy Nesbitt

Reporter

Employee Benefits News

September 28

Benefits Think 10 blind spots brokers should be watching

OE is just the beginning of a longer annual rite when employees still need to know when coverage begins, where to find ID cards and how to use their new benefits.

September 23

Wes Steele

Retirement planning

Bill targets $10M+ retirement accounts with new distribution rules

Some ultrahigh net worth clients would be affected by a change to retirement plan contribution and distribution rules that's under consideration in Congress.