The US unemployment rate ticked slightly upward to 3.6%, according to Labor Department data released Friday. The US added 311,000 nonfarm payrolls in February, exceeding the 225,000 Dow Jones estimate and signaling continued strength in the labor market.

An analysis showed that US employers' layoffs rose from 15,245 in February 2022 to 77,770 in February of this year, and total layoffs for January and February 2023 were 180,713, marking the highest level seen at the beginning of a year since 2009. About one-third of the layoffs announced this year have been at technology companies, the report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas noted.

Meal planning is the "most essential thing to healthy eating," says registered dietitian Nina Struss, adding that having a weekly plan sets you up for successfully balancing your nutritional needs and saving time and money. Struss offers several meal ideas focused on salmon as a healthful protein and source of omega-3 fatty acids including frozen salmon burgers with vegetables on a whole grain bun, topping a salad with salmon, and using frozen salmon filets and vegetables for a quick dinner.

President Joe Biden's fiscal 2024 budget request includes proposals to permanently extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, provide "Medicaid-like" coverage for eligible people in states that have not expanded Medicaid eligibility under the ACA and invest $150 billion over a decade to improve Medicaid home- and community-based services. The administration also proposed several drug price reforms, including increasing the number of drugs whose Medicare prices can be negotiated by the CMS, limiting cost-sharing to no more than $2 for certain high-value generic drugs in Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans and extending the $35 cap on monthly insulin costs to the private sector.

Remaining calm and composed in the face of challenging or exciting events, demonstrating empathy and being able to influence others are among the ways to improve and harness emotional intelligence, writes Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, professor of business psychology at University College London and Columbia University and chief innovation officer at ManpowerGroup. "What matters most is not to come across as emotionally intelligent, but to learn to control and improve your personality," Chamorro-Premuzic writes.

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