Vendors that offer healthcare providers services for things such as radiation therapy, payroll, and even laundry, are critical parts of care delivery. What happens when they go down?
Veterans unemployment rate worsened slightly to start the new year February 5 A customer walks by a Now hiring sign as she enters a Staple s store on Feb. 2, 2021, in Simi Valley, Calif. (Mark J. Terrill/AP) The unemployment rate for veterans worsened slightly in January especially for younger veterans even as the national rate continued to improve after last year’s historic job market upheaval. According to estimates released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the veterans unemployment rate rose from 5.3 percent in December to 5.5 percent in January. That was the second time in the last four months the figure has increased, even as other sectors of the U.S. economy show consistent signs of recovery.