Market Insights

Salaries of employees at small businesses have seen very little growth over the past year.

58% of people find paying a health care bill to be stressful.

Odds of burnout increase fivefold when employees are dissatisfied with the level of flexibility at work.

79% indicated their employer has a responsibility to make sure employees are mentally healthy and emotionally well.

Nearly 90% of analyzed job ads do not state any degree requirements, while only 9.5% make any mention applicants needing to have a degree.

According to officials with SelectSoftware, the findings reflect that there can be significant differences among states in employee happiness.

Now that the Democrats have finally gained control of the five-member commission, expect an even bigger surge next year, employment attorneys say.

As 2023 closes out, advisors and other benefits professionals are sorting through the implications of a recent maze of health reform measures as the U.S. system continues to struggle along.