According to its study, the DoD could save between $1.8 billion and $4.4 billion annually by making some changes to its retirement policies.

After the recession hit, only 49.6 percent of people retired before or shortly after their planned retirement date, the EBRI said, a nearly 23-percent drop compared to pre-downturn days.

The economic costs of unfilled jobs represent a staggering loss of nearly $160 billion in the U.S. annually, according to Indeed.

More than 70 percent of those in a survey who purchased health insurance via an exchange for 2014 will be back again to acquire coverage for 2015.