Most American workers are not covered by disability insurance, yet according to the results of a national survey released by Assurant Employee Benefits, nearly half (47 percent) are confident they would have adequate insurance should they suffer a disabling injury or illness, even if facing a negative job change. Assurant Employee Benefits commissioned the survey in late March to better understand consumers' concerns about losing dental, life and/or disability insurance coverage due to a job change or loss.
Information technology remains a strong career path, with staff-level IT pros earning a median $80,000 in total compensation, while managers earn a median $105,000, according to a survey by InformationWeek.
Economic confidence among small business owners rose to its highest level in 14 months in April as more of them see the broader economy and the conditions for their own businesses improving, according to the latest Discover® Small Business WatchSM. The monthly index increased more than 10 points, rising to 88.5, up from 78.2 in March and the highest since the Watch hit 90.8 in February 2008. April’s mark represents the third consecutive monthly increase in economic confidence among small business owners.
President Obama may be getting positive ratings on his overall job performance (The Harris Poll®, April 23, 2009) but Americans are divided over his economic job performance. Just under half (49%) give him positive ratings and 51% give his economic job performance negative ratings. This is a slight improvement from last month when 53% gave him negative economic job ratings and 47% of Americans gave him positive ratings.
As the economic slide continues, Americans are focused on preserving their assets and protecting their household budgets. And when it comes to their vehicles, Americans now look at their cars as valuable assets worthy of investing time and elbow grease to keep them running and looking good, so shows the second annual 3M "Elbow Grease Economics" national study.
Six out of ten hospitals nationally are seeing a greater proportion of patients without insurance coming through their emergency departments, according to a new survey from the American Hospital Association. At the same time, nearly half of hospitals reported they have cut staff. Recent employment information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms that hospital employment is no longer growing and that the number of mass layoffs for hospitals reported in February was more than double what it was a year ago.
A car company's reputation for being socially responsible is among the most important considerations for car buyers when determining from which companies they want to buy and which they choose to service their vehicles, according to new research from global market research firm Synovate.
According to the findings of a new national study, the economic downturn is having a significant financial impact on college-bound high school seniors and their families and an even bigger impact on their college plans. The report was released in studentPOLL, published jointly by Art & Science Group and The College Board.
As economic conditions remain poor, a majority of the public continues to say that they or a member of their household have delayed or skipped health care in the past year, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation's April health tracking poll.
comScore, Inc. released its monthly analysis of U.S. consumer activity at the top online properties for March 2009 based on data from the comScore Media Metrix service. Americans turned to the Web to plan spring and summer travel, and to manage their personal finances during the economic downturn. The month also saw the recent obsession with "tweeting" gain steam, as Twitter.com more than doubled its visitor base, ranking as the top-gaining property for the month.
