[kortilla]

Why are those things relevant to either employees or a town?

Most of the US is at-will so the financial health of the company is unlikely to be the reason you’ll suddenly lose a job.

Same for a town, if you’re structuring a deal that has counterparty risk then you mitigate the risk. If an employer is just leasing some office space in your town, why in the world would you ever even think you had the need to look at their financials?