benefits costs

Employers Project 5.6% Jump in Health Benefit Costs
Health Benefits

Employers Project 5.6% Jump in Health Benefit Costs

The increase for 2023 may rise even higher as insurance carriers price record inflation into employers' renewal rates, per a Mercer survey.
By Vincent Ryan | August 12, 2022
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Bearing the Higher Cost of Labor: Weekly Stat
Employee Benefits and Compensation

Bearing the Higher Cost of Labor: Weekly Stat

The gap between the rate of growth in the Employment Cost Index and inflation widened in March.
By Vincent Ryan | May 2, 2022
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Cost-of-Employment Increases Wane
Human Capital & Careers

Cost-of-Employment Increases Wane

Employment costs rose 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2016, below the level of increases in the prior three quarters.
By Sean Allocca | January 31, 2017
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Is Wage Growth Breaking Out?
Staffing

Is Wage Growth Breaking Out?

First-quarter data show that U.S. wages and salaries are beginning to rise after years of stagnation.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | April 30, 2015
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