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Economy Adds 304,000 Jobs in January

The Labor Department reported that there were a significant number of jobs added in January–304,000 and well above the consensus expectation of 172,000. This was the 100th consecutive month of job growth.  December was revised down to 222,000 from 312,000 and November was revised up to 196,000 from 176,000. The 800,000 Federal workers going unpaid […]

Topics: Data, Demographics, Economy, Job, Jobs Report, Managed Care, Market Study, Nursing Care, Occupancy, Research, Revenue, Senior Living, Seniors Housing, Skilled Nursing, U.S. Economy, Unemployment, Volume
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Continuing Care Retirement Communities: Regional Occupancy Performance, Part 1

Expanding on a recent NIC blog post that detailed care segment performance in the NIC MAP® 31 Primary Markets since the most recent Q42014 market cycle peak, and another blog post that went a step further and examined segment market fundamentals within Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs, also referred to as life plan communities) compared […]

Topics: CCRC, Data, Independent Living, Managed Care, Nursing Care, Occupancy, Research, Senior Living, Seniors Housing
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Economy Adds 2.64 million Jobs in 2018

Over the year, the U.S. economy added 2.64 million jobs, making it the third best year for job growth since the recession a decade ago and the third best year since 2000. The Labor Department also reported that there were 312,000 jobs created in the U.S. economy in December, well above the consensus expectation of […]

Topics: Data, Demographics, Economy, Job, Jobs Report, Labor, Managed Care, Market Study, Nursing Care, Occupancy, Research, Revenue, Senior Living, Seniors Housing, Skilled Nursing, U.S. Economy, Unemployment, Volume
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October Jobless Rate Remains at Lowest Level Since 1969

The unemployment rate held steady at 3.7% in October, which is the lowest rate since December 1969. The jobless rate remains well below the rate of what is generally believed to be the “natural rate of unemployment” of 4.5%, which suggests that there will be building pressure on wage rate growth. Evidence is mounting that […]

Topics: Data, Demographics, Economy, Job, Jobs Report, Labor, Managed Care, Market Study, Nursing Care, Occupancy, Research, Revenue, Senior Living, Seniors Housing, Skilled Nursing, U.S. Economy, Unemployment, Volume
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NIC Skilled Nursing Data Report: Key Takeaways from the First Quarter 2018

Occupancy Continues to Fall, Despite Typical Seasonal Influence Managed Medicare represents increasingly larger share of skilled nursing revenue NIC released its first quarter 2018 Skilled Nursing Data Report last week, which includes key monthly data points from October 2011 through March 2018. Here are some key takeaways from the report: First quarter national occupancy decreased […]

Topics: Managed Care, Medicare, Nursing Care, Occupancy, Quarterly Report, Research, Skilled Nursing, U.S. Economy
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