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Benefits can be a key element of employee satisfaction. Eighty-one percent of employees said an employer's benefits package is an important factor in whether they accept a job, and benefits, such as a healthy work-life balance, ranked second as a leading motivator for changing jobs, after salary.

As desire for work-life balance increases, so do the number of caregivers in the U.S. Americans providing unpaid care increased from 18% (43.5 million) in 2015 to 21% (53 million) in 2020. Fifty-three million Americans are caregivers, and 61% of those caregivers works a full-time job.

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