Employer-Paid

The law provides a break of $2,400 to $9,600 to businesses that hire military veterans.

The Labor Department says employers added jobs in 43 states and cut jobs in just seven.

Will these private health exchanges provide the coverage needed? Will they help save employers money?

The tax break associated with employment-based health coverage is the largest "tax expenditure" in the U.S. budget, accounting for $1.1 trillion in foregone tax revenue between 2012-2016.

The Labor Department said Thursday that the less volatile four-week average jumped 13,250 to 343,250, the second straight increase.

The good news? A majority of the unemployed surveyed by Beyond.com are confident they will find a job in 2014.