Long-term unemployed Americans are demographically similar to those who are jobless for a shorter time and should therefore be included when measuring labor-market slack.

People buying PPACA plans for 2015 can expect to pay about 3 percent more on average for the cheapest coverage a small increase by historical standards though premium changes vary widely by state.

Nearly three-fourths of insurance brokers surveyed report observing double-digit rate increases since PPACA was enacted.

The figures provide a rare glimpse of how some executives were paid at Pimco, even as performance at the firms main fund stumbled and clients started to pull out.