Forty-eight percent of U.S. workers surveyed say they have relied on debt in the past year to pay for essentials like groceries and utilities.

Overall leaves of absence increased 30% between 2019 and 2024.

This comes after the FTC issued a final rule to promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide, which has since been challenged in federal court.

While hospital mergers often result in closures of obstetric units and reductions in local health care resources, there is mixed evidence of the effects on patients.

Currently, the U.S. health care system has high rates of health spending and poor health outcomes, relative to other countries.

Key regional observations for 2025 reveal that the east region consistently shows the highest medical trends across all plan types, with Med/Rx combined at 10.04%.

Some of the major industries which saw happiness levels on the rise included construction, finance, education, technology and health care.

Twenty-two percent of employees said they know little about their available mental health benefits and 1 in 10 finds them too complex.