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Employer Costs for Employee Compensation
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The National Compensation Survey (NCS) is used to produce labor cost changes through the Employment Cost Index (ECI) and the average costs per hour worked through the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC). The NCS also provides estimates on the incidence and provisions of benefits by the percentage of workers with access to and participating in employer-sponsored benefit plans through the Employee Benefits in the United States. The survey covers a broad range of benefits including holidays and vacations, sick leave, health and life insurance, and retirement plans. Benefit plan details of employer-provided health and retirement plan provisions are also available.
The latest ECEC data can be accessed from the:
- Databases and
- News releases.
In some circumstances, BLS can provide estimates not available through NCS publications. When requests for unpublished data are received, they are evaluated and processed based on resource availability and the complexity of the request. The NCS is not designed to produce estimates for individual states. All tabulations of data are reviewed for reliability and confidentiality prior to release, which may limit the data provided. The NCS can be used to produce estimates by aggregate occupational and industry groups, census regions and divisions, the fifteen largest combined statistical areas and metropolitan statistical areas, and by various worker characteristics (such as work status, bargaining status, and basis of pay).
When making a data request, users should provide a detailed explanation of the scope that includes ownership (civilian, private, and state and local government), industry group(s) or industry, occupational group(s) or occupation, worker and establishment characteristics, and reference period. This detailed explanation will expedite the evaluation. Once we receive the request, we will evaluate it and contact you regarding an expected timeframe for tabulation, review, and clearance. All estimates are evaluated to ensure respondent confidentiality and estimate reliability. In cases where the level of detail requested does not meet publication criteria, BLS staff will contact you with possible alternatives including on-site microdata access. Access to restricted microdata requires a well-defined research proposal that will be thoroughly reviewed as explained on the BLS Restricted Data Access page.
Please review the list of fulfilled requests prior to submitting a tabulation data request. To submit a request, complete the NCS online form, enter “data request” in the subject line and indicate the scope of the request. BLS staff evaluating the request will respond and ask for clarification, if necessary. These tabulations can take anywhere from four to eight weeks to produce, review, and fulfill.
For an explanation of survey design, calculation and weighting methodology, and history of the NCS see the National Compensation Measures in the Handbook of Methods.
Examples of previously fulfilled requests are listed below, in order to demonstrate the level of detail that can be provided outside of the NCS publications. All data tables on this page are unpublished except by special request. Data requests relating to the ECI and Benefits publications are available as well.
National Compensation Survey (NCS)
- Average leveling points for six-digit occupations ▸
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This table provides the average leveling points for 2010 SOC based six-digit occupations in the National Compensation Survey, which gives an idea of the work level of the duties and responsibilities of the job. It was created by totaling up and averaging the leveling points from the four leveling factors for jobs in the March 2021 reference period.
Average total number of leveling points by occupation, March 2021 SOC Occupation (click on a cell below to see its full text above) Total Level Points Knowledge Job Controls and Complexity Contacts Physical Environment Mean %RSE[1] Mean %RSE[1] Mean %RSE[1] Mean %RSE[1] Mean %RSE[1] 000000
All Levelable Occupations 1003 1.1 477 1.2 451 1.1 53 0.7 23 0.7 111021
General and operations managers 2131 2.9 1038 2.7 1006 3.6 74 2.5 14 6.8 112021
Marketing managers 2667 4.0 1281 4.4 1283 4.1 92 8.2 11 4.8 112022
Sales managers 2310 4.9 1145 5.1 1082 5.2 72 4.5 11 5.4 113011
Administrative services managers 2186 6.0 1061 6.0 1029 5.7 84 12.7 12 10.2 113021
Computer and information systems managers 2699 3.9 1363 3.1 1239 5.9 85 13.1 12 10.1 113031
Financial managers 2154 2.4 1070 2.3 997 3.0 77 1.9 10 1.7 119021
Construction managers 2213 3.2 1073 3.9 1036 3.4 85 10.5 18 7.2 119032
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 2446 2.9 1252 1.2 1104 5.8 79 4.4 11 5.9 Footnotes:
[1] The %RSE is the percent relative standard error, which is the standard error of the mean, expressed as a percent of the mean.
[-] A dash means the cell failed to meet publication criteria.Note: The sum of the means of the four factors may not equal the mean of the total level points, due to rounding.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
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Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC)
- Postsecondary teachers compensation component costs by work status (XLSX) ▸
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Costs per employee hour worked for civilian postsecondary teachers within colleges, universities and professional schools by work status, March 2014-2021 Year Total compensation (1) Wages and salaries Total benefits Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) 2014
81.95 4.1 49.56 8.3 58.54 4.6 38.25 7.4 23.41 3.5 11.31 17.5 2015
83.49 4.3 48.20 8.5 59.27 4.8 37.59 7.5 24.23 3.5 10.61 18.6 2016
84.81 4.8 49.45 8.8 60.53 5.6 38.33 6.8 24.28 3.4 11.12 20.8 2017
85.89 1.9 55.96 8.4 60.53 2.0 39.33 8.2 25.36 2.1 16.63 27.5 2018
88.74 1.9 56.74 8.2 62.39 2.0 37.78 8.2 26.34 2.0 18.96 26.2 2019
91.80 1.8 57.27 11.5 64.41 2.0 40.80 11.7 27.39 1.9 16.48 24.0 2020
95.71 2.1 55.56 13.6 66.64 2.3 41.83 13.0 29.07 2.2 13.72 20.1 2021
95.19 2.2 56.48 13.2 66.06 2.3 44.25 12.3 29.14 2.4 12.24 19.2 Footnotes:
(1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
(2) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
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- Compensation component costs for the construction sector by bargaining status and construction subsector ▸
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These data were requested by Center for Construction Research and Training.
Construction sector costs per employee hour worked by bargaining status in private industry (XLSX)
Construction of buildings subsector costs per employee hour worked by bargaining status in private industry (XLSX)
Specialty trades contractors subsector costs per employee hour worked by bargaining status (XLSX)
Construction sector costs per employee hour worked by bargaining status in private industry, March 2019 Compensation component Construction sector costs per employee hour worked Construction of buildings subsector costs per employee hour worked Specialty trades contractors subsector costs per employee hour worked All workers Union Nonunion All workers Union Nonunion All workers Union Nonunion Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Total compensation(1)
$39.55 2.3 $61.85 3.7 $34.47 2.2 $39.60 7.1 $54.78 8.3 $38.48 7.6 $38.88 3.5 $64.62 4.5 $31.82 4.5 Wages and salaries
27.38 1.8 36.3 3.1 25.36 2.1 28.5 6.7 31.35 7.6 28.29 7 26.58 2.5 37.56 3.8 23.57 3.8 Total benefits
12.16 4.2 25.55 4.9 9.12 3.3 11.09 9.3 23.43 13 10.19 9.7 12.3 5.9 27.06 5.8 8.26 5.8 Paid leave
1.74 5.7 2.2 13 1.64 5.5 2.09 13.5 2.08 27.6 2.09 14.6 1.51 8 2.26 15.5 1.3 15.5 Supplemental pay
1.26 5 1.7 6.3 1.16 6.1 1.22 12.8 1.43 23.1 1.2 13.8 1.22 6.7 1.74 7.1 1.08 7.1 Insurance
3.2 6.7 8.17 5 2.07 7.2 2.47 13.6 6.13 8.4 2.2 14.8 3.36 7.9 8.83 5.1 1.86 5.1 Health
3.05 6.7 7.77 5.1 1.98 7.2 2.33 13.7 5.74 8.6 2.08 14.8 3.21 8 8.39 5.2 1.79 5.2 Retirement and savings
2.04 10.3 8.07 7.9 0.67 8.6 1.39 20 8.43 26.1 0.87 16.6 2.29 13.7 8.67 8.5 0.54 8.5 Legally required
3.91 1.2 5.41 3.1 3.57 1.7 3.92 4.2 5.35 10 3.81 4.3 3.92 1.8 5.55 3.4 3.48 3.4 Footnotes:
(1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
(2) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.Note: Due to rounding individual compensation components may not sum to the totals. Dash indicates estimates did not pass publication criteria or there are no observations in the domain.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
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- Compensation component costs by industry (XLSX) ▸
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services use this information to assist in estimation and comparison of U.S. employer-based private health insurance expenditures in the National Health Expenditure Accounts.
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, March 2022 Industry Wages and salaries RSE(2) Paid leave RSE(2) Supplemental pay RSE(2) Health insurance RSE(2) Private Industry
$27.19 1.1 $2.88 2.2 $1.37 3.3 $2.76 1.3 Mining (1)
29.95 8.8 2.34 16.5 2.73 20.3 3.28 11.8 Construction
29.83 2.1 1.96 4.1 1.60 4.2 2.96 3.4 Manufacturing
27.85 1.5 3.17 2.4 2.08 3.5 3.78 2.3 Wholesale trade
31.41 2.6 3.36 4.4 1.65 8.1 2.89 4.4 Retail trade
17.71 1.2 1.16 3.3 0.57 5.3 1.26 2.2 Transportation and warehousing
27.69 4.0 3.05 6.5 1.31 6.9 3.90 4.4 Utilities
45.05 2.5 6.61 3.2 2.50 9.8 6.44 2.8 Information
41.96 3.9 6.15 5.8 2.98 7.3 4.87 4.2 Finance and insurance
39.47 1.7 5.48 2.0 4.04 13.0 4.76 1.3 Real estate and rental and leasing
23.76 3.9 2.47 8.1 1.02 11.9 2.69 9.9 Professional, scientific, and technical services
44.20 3.8 5.67 6.1 2.52 14.4 3.95 4.4 Management of companies and enterprises (1)
42.44 5.4 6.14 8.1 3.42 15.6 4.31 4.8 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
20.17 2.7 1.43 7.3 0.76 9.6 1.64 7.2 Educational services
36.65 3.7 4.28 8.9 0.35 14.6 3.85 6.6 Health care and social assistance
27.62 3.5 3.44 5.3 0.95 5.8 3.00 2.9 Arts, entertainment, and recreation (1)
18.52 6.0 1.10 17.5 0.24 16.0 1.08 16.4 Accommodation and food services
13.62 2.4 0.44 9.6 0.27 13.8 0.62 9.0 Other services
24.97 4.3 2.21 9.1 0.45 13.1 1.96 10.2 State and local government
34.32 0.7 4.08 1.6 0.54 3.8 6.24 1.0 Footnotes:
(1) Indicates unpublished estimates.
(2) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
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- Scheduled and worked hours, compensation costs for full-time workers in the Pacific census division ▸
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The California Department of Human Resources office uses this information to assist in meeting their requirement to compare total compensation of State of California employees with employees working in comparable occupations in local government, federal government, and the private sector.
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- State and local government compensation components (XLSX) ▸
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The table below has been modified for display purposes. The XLSX file, linked above, contains all tabulated estimates.
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for state and local government workers by census region and division, September 2018 Compensation component Northeast Region South Region Midwest Region West Region Cost ($) Percent
of total comp.RSE (1) Cost ($) Percent
of total comp.RSE (1) Cost ($) Percent
of total comp.RSE (1) Cost ($) Percent
of total comp.RSE (1) Total compensation
63.31 100.0 1.5 41.42 100.0 1.2 47.54 100.0 1.5 55.79 100.0 1.9 Wages and salaries
36.97 58.4 1.1 26.97 65.1 1.5 30.21 63.5 1.2 34.57 62.0 1.8 Total benefits
26.34 41.6 2.2 14.45 34.9 1.1 17.33 36.5 2.1 21.22 38.0 2.2 Paid leave
4.64 7.3 4.3 3.23 7.8 2.2 3.44 7.2 3.4 4.25 7.6 3.3 Vacation
1.65 2.6 7.0 1.25 3.0 3.5 1.24 2.6 4.9 1.75 3.1 4.2 Holiday
1.28 2.0 6.5 0.94 2.3 2.9 0.94 2.0 3.7 1.26 2.3 4.4 Sick
1.29 2.0 2.5 0.76 1.8 1.9 0.96 2.0 3.5 1.02 1.8 2.9 Personal
0.43 0.7 4.4 0.28 0.7 3.7 0.29 0.6 4.3 0.22 0.4 6.1 Footnotes:
(1) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.Note: Due to rounding individual compensation components may not sum to the totals. Dashes indicate data did not meet publication criteria.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
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- Compensation component costs for state and local government protective service occupations▸
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Cost per employee hour worked by compensation component for state and local government protective service occupations, March 2018 Compensation component Estimate RSE (1) Wages and salaries
$26.38 0.75 Sick leave
$0.84 0.04 Footnotes:
(1) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
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- Compensation component costs for junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools (XLSX) ▸
- Civilian industry ▸
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Average employer costs per employee hour worked for civilian workers [1] in junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools, March – December 2020 Month March March March March June June June June September September September September December December December December Compensation component Estimate ($) RSE [3] Percent of compensation RSE [3] Estimate ($) RSE [3] Percent of compensation RSE [3] Estimate ($) RSE [3] Percent of compensation RSE [3] Estimate ($) RSE [3] Percent of compensation RSE [3] Total compensation [2]
60.40 1.9 100.0 0.0 60.43 2.0 100.0 0.0 60.61 2.1 100.0 0.0 61.42 1.7 100.0 0.0 Wages and salaries
40.02 2.0 66.3 0.4 40.02 2.1 66.2 0.4 40.08 2.2 66.1 0.4 40.60 1.8 66.1 0.4 Total benefits
20.38 1.9 33.7 0.7 20.41 2.0 33.8 0.7 20.53 2.1 33.9 0.8 20.82 1.8 33.9 0.8 Paid leave
5.28 3.0 8.7 2.1 5.27 2.9 8.7 2.1 5.27 3.2 8.7 2.2 5.36 2.4 8.7 2.1 Supplemental pay
0.37 8.6 0.6 7.8 0.37 8.7 0.6 7.9 0.37 8.6 0.6 7.7 0.39 8.9 0.6 8.2 Insurance
5.94 2.3 9.8 2.2 5.98 2.4 9.9 2.3 6.02 2.5 9.9 2.4 6.05 2.4 9.9 2.0 Health
5.75 2.4 9.5 2.3 5.79 2.5 9.6 2.3 5.83 2.6 9.6 2.4 5.85 2.5 9.5 2.1 Retirement and savings
5.34 3.2 8.8 2.4 5.35 3.2 8.9 2.3 5.42 3.3 8.9 2.4 5.58 3.4 9.1 2.5 Defined benefit
3.49 4.7 5.8 4.2 3.51 4.6 5.8 4.0 3.60 4.6 5.9 4.1 3.83 4.8 6.2 4.4 Defined contribution
1.85 4.3 3.1 3.5 1.84 4.2 3.0 3.5 1.82 4.2 3.0 3.3 1.75 4.8 2.9 3.9 Legally required
3.44 2.5 5.7 1.7 3.44 2.6 5.7 1.7 3.44 2.7 5.7 1.7 3.44 2.1 5.6 1.7 Footnotes:
(1) Includes private industry and state and local government.
(2) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
(3) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
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- Private industry▸
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Average employer costs per employee hour worked for private industry workers in junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools, March – December 2020 Month March March March March June June June June September September September September December December December December Compensation component Estimate ($) RSE [2] Percent of compensation RSE [2] Estimate ($) RSE [2] Percent of compensation RSE [2] Estimate ($) RSE [2] Percent of compensation RSE [2] Estimate ($) RSE [2] Percent of compensation RSE [2] Total compensation [1]
59.82 3.0 100.0 0.0 59.74 3.1 100.0 0.0 59.56 3.4 100.0 0.0 60.85 2.4 100.0 0.0 Wages and salaries
41.47 3.2 69.3 0.5 41.38 3.4 69.3 0.5 41.27 3.6 69.3 0.5 42.45 2.6 69.8 0.6 Total benefits
18.34 2.6 30.7 1.1 18.36 2.8 30.7 1.2 18.28 3.3 30.7 1.1 18.40 2.3 30.2 1.3 Paid leave
5.36 3.7 9.0 2.4 5.36 3.8 9.0 2.3 5.30 4.9 8.9 2.7 5.46 3.0 9.0 2.4 Supplemental pay
0.42 7.1 0.7 6.4 0.42 7.0 0.7 6.2 0.43 7.1 0.7 6.3 0.44 9.9 0.7 9.0 Insurance
5.45 2.5 9.1 2.3 5.50 2.6 9.2 2.5 5.53 2.8 9.3 2.4 5.43 2.5 8.9 2.0 Health
5.22 2.5 8.7 2.4 5.26 2.6 8.8 2.5 5.29 2.8 8.9 2.4 5.18 2.4 8.5 2.0 Retirement and savings
3.28 3.7 5.5 2.7 3.25 3.9 5.4 2.9 3.22 4.1 5.4 2.9 3.25 3.4 5.3 2.9 Defined benefit
0.46 12.4 0.8 11.5 0.46 12.5 0.8 11.5 0.47 12.6 0.8 11.5 0.70 10.0 1.2 10.2 Defined contribution
2.82 3.3 4.7 2.8 2.80 3.5 4.7 3.0 2.76 3.9 4.6 3.0 2.54 4.0 4.2 3.3 Legally required
3.82 3.9 6.4 2.6 3.82 4.1 6.4 2.6 3.81 4.3 6.4 2.6 3.83 2.5 6.3 1.0 Footnotes:
(1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
(2) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
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- State and local government ▸
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Average employer costs per employee hour worked for state and local government workers in junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools, March – December 2020 Month March March March March June June June June September September September September December December December December Compensation component Estimate ($) RSE [2] Percent of compensation RSE [2] Estimate ($) RSE [2] Percent of compensation RSE [2] Estimate ($) RSE [2] Percent of compensation RSE [2] Estimate ($) RSE [2] Percent of compensation RSE [2] Total compensation [1]
60.71 2.0 100.0 0.0 60.81 2.0 100.0 0.0 61.16 1.9 100.0 0.0 61.69 1.9 100.0 0.0 Wages and salaries
39.25 2.1 64.6 0.6 39.29 2.1 64.6 0.6 39.45 2.1 64.5 0.6 39.73 2.1 64.4 0.6 Total benefits
21.46 2.1 35.4 1.0 21.51 2.1 35.4 1.0 21.71 2.1 35.5 1.1 21.96 2.1 35.6 1.1 Paid leave
5.24 3.5 8.6 2.6 5.22 3.4 8.6 2.6 5.25 3.4 8.6 2.6 5.31 3.3 8.6 2.6 Supplemental pay
0.35 12.3 0.6 11.9 0.34 12.7 0.6 12.3 0.34 12.3 0.6 11.9 0.37 12.5 0.6 11.8 Insurance
6.20 2.9 10.2 3.0 6.24 3.0 10.3 3.0 6.29 3.1 10.3 3.1 6.34 3.0 10.3 3.0 Health
6.03 3.0 9.9 3.0 6.07 3.1 10.0 3.1 6.11 3.2 10.0 3.2 6.16 3.2 10.0 3.1 Retirement and savings
6.43 3.8 10.6 2.9 6.47 3.8 10.6 2.9 6.59 3.8 10.8 3.0 6.68 4.0 10.8 3.2 Defined benefit
5.10 4.9 8.4 4.5 5.14 4.8 8.5 4.4 5.26 4.8 8.6 4.4 5.30 5.0 8.6 4.6 Defined contribution
1.34 7.3 2.2 6.2 1.33 7.0 2.2 5.9 1.33 6.7 2.2 5.6 1.38 6.5 2.2 5.5 Legally required
3.24 2.9 5.3 2.6 3.24 2.9 5.3 2.6 3.24 2.9 5.3 2.6 3.25 2.9 5.3 2.7 Footnotes:
(1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
(2) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
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- Civilian industry ▸
- Workers' compensation▸
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The National Academy of Social Insurance uses these data in their annual report Workers' Compensation Benefits, Costs, and Coverage.
Percent of civilian workers with zero or positive workers' compensation costs, March 2018 Workers' compensation cost Rate (percent of workers) Standard error of rate Zero workers' compensation cost
3.6 0.28 Positive workers' compensation cost
96.4 0.28 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
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- Compensation component costs by bargaining status in the construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry; leisure and hospitality; and wholesale trade industries (XLSX) ▸
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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation uses NCS data for many purposes, such as: responding to congressional requests, research into retirement savings rates, and to help evaluate the viability of their insurance programs.
Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation, for private industry workers in construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry industry Compensation component March 2014 March 2015 March 2016 March 2017 March 2018 Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Total compensation
$55.66 1.59 $29.33 0.67 $55.08 1.83 $30.45 0.78 $56.71 1.80 $31.82 0.90 $59.19 2.11 $33.45 1.02 $60.24 2.19 $33.62 0.95 Wages and salaries
32.20 0.61 21.86 0.47 32.44 0.74 22.76 0.56 33.73 0.87 23.76 0.69 34.91 1.05 24.91 0.81 35.38 1.15 24.88 0.65 Total benefits
23.46 1.12 7.47 0.24 22.63 1.15 7.70 0.25 22.98 1.04 8.06 0.24 24.28 1.16 8.54 0.26 24.86 1.12 8.74 0.34 Paid leave
2.03 0.23 1.37 0.07 2.08 0.25 1.46 0.08 2.03 0.20 1.45 0.08 2.11 0.21 1.60 0.10 2.17 0.24 1.55 0.12 Vacation
1.10 0.16 0.70 0.04 1.11 0.16 0.74 0.04 1.17 0.13 0.74 0.04 1.17 0.14 0.82 0.05 1.16 0.13 0.79 0.06 Holiday
0.68 0.06 0.49 0.02 0.73 0.06 0.53 0.03 0.68 0.06 0.52 0.02 0.72 0.06 0.56 0.03 0.75 0.08 0.56 0.04 Sick leave
0.16 0.05 0.12 0.01 0.14 0.05 0.12 0.01 0.11 0.03 0.12 0.01 0.12 0.04 0.13 0.01 0.17 0.03 0.13 0.01 Personal leave
0.09 0.02 0.05 0.01 0.10 0.02 0.07 0.01 0.07 0.02 0.08 0.01 0.09 0.04 0.09 0.01 0.08 0.03 0.07 0.01 Supplemental pay
1.27 0.08 0.88 0.11 1.27 0.07 0.79 0.05 1.33 0.07 0.87 0.05 1.39 0.07 0.94 0.06 1.52 0.11 1.00 0.07 Overtime and premium pay
1.12 0.08 0.46 0.03 1.10 0.05 0.45 0.03 1.11 0.07 0.45 0.02 1.17 0.07 0.48 0.03 1.31 0.11 0.53 0.05 Shift differentials
0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.00 Nonproduction bonuses
0.10 0.03 0.42 0.10 0.13 0.04 0.34 0.04 0.17 0.03 0.41 0.05 0.17 0.03 0.46 0.06 0.16 0.03 0.46 0.05 Insurance
7.16 0.34 1.56 0.08 6.96 0.33 1.68 0.08 7.21 0.34 1.69 0.06 7.62 0.34 1.85 0.07 7.97 0.35 1.97 0.15 Life insurance
0.10 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.08 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.09 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.10 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.13 0.01 0.03 0.00 Health insurance
6.82 0.32 1.50 0.08 6.68 0.31 1.61 0.08 6.92 0.32 1.62 0.06 7.29 0.32 1.78 0.06 7.58 0.34 1.89 0.14 Short-term disability insurance
0.19 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.16 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.12 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.14 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.19 0.02 0.03 0.01 Long-term disability insurance
0.05 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.08 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.08 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.08 0.01 0.02 0.00 Retirement and savings
7.68 0.71 0.46 0.05 7.03 0.56 0.47 0.05 6.85 0.58 0.60 0.05 7.69 0.56 0.65 0.06 7.82 0.56 0.70 0.08 Defined benefit
5.86 0.50 0.05 0.03 5.33 0.34 0.04 0.02 5.39 0.43 0.09 0.02 5.95 0.43 0.09 0.03 6.06 0.41 0.12 0.05 Defined contribution
1.82 0.36 0.40 0.04 1.69 0.32 0.43 0.04 1.46 0.19 0.51 0.04 1.74 0.17 0.56 0.04 1.76 0.25 0.58 0.06 Legally required benefits
5.33 0.20 3.20 0.05 5.30 0.17 3.30 0.07 5.55 0.18 3.46 0.07 5.47 0.23 3.50 0.07 5.38 0.15 3.52 0.07 Social Security and Medicare
2.69 0.06 1.81 0.04 2.71 0.08 1.88 0.04 2.81 0.08 1.95 0.05 2.93 0.10 2.05 0.06 2.97 0.10 2.06 0.05 Social Security
2.18 0.05 1.46 0.03 2.20 0.06 1.51 0.03 2.28 0.07 1.58 0.04 2.37 0.08 1.66 0.05 2.40 0.08 1.66 0.04 Medicare
0.51 0.01 0.35 0.01 0.52 0.01 0.36 0.01 0.53 0.02 0.38 0.01 0.55 0.02 0.40 0.01 0.56 0.02 0.40 0.01 Federal unemployment insurance
0.04 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00 State unemployment insurance
0.58 0.04 0.32 0.01 0.54 0.03 0.32 0.01 0.53 0.04 0.30 0.01 0.53 0.04 0.27 0.01 0.47 0.04 0.25 0.01 Workers' compensation
2.02 0.19 1.04 0.04 2.00 0.14 1.07 0.04 2.17 0.18 1.17 0.03 1.99 0.16 1.14 0.03 1.91 0.10 1.18 0.05 Footnotes:
(1) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
Note: Due to rounding individual compensation components may not sum to the totals.
Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation, for private industry workers in leisure and hospitality industry Compensation component March 2014 March 2015 March 2016 March 2017 March 2018 Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Total compensation
$31.25 4.41 $12.09 0.39 $30.30 4.19 $12.42 0.32 $32.77 4.60 $13.00 0.24 $33.37 4.49 $13.33 0.26 $28.97 2.07 $14.48 0.60 Wages and salaries
19.12 3.10 9.73 0.27 18.72 2.64 9.98 0.22 20.04 3.04 10.43 0.19 20.50 2.99 10.77 0.21 17.57 1.81 11.54 0.44 Total benefits
12.13 1.38 2.35 0.13 11.58 1.62 2.44 0.11 12.73 1.65 2.58 0.07 12.87 1.65 2.56 0.08 11.40 0.81 2.94 0.17 Paid leave
2.44 0.60 0.35 0.04 2.24 0.62 0.32 0.03 2.52 0.72 0.33 0.02 2.52 0.74 0.32 0.02 1.76 0.28 0.40 0.05 Vacation
1.23 0.29 0.20 0.02 1.21 0.33 0.18 0.02 1.31 0.38 0.17 0.01 1.37 0.41 0.17 0.01 0.93 0.17 0.22 0.03 Holiday
0.78 0.26 0.10 0.01 0.67 0.22 0.09 0.01 0.73 0.27 0.09 0.01 0.67 0.26 0.09 0.01 0.38 0.06 0.11 0.01 Sick leave
0.31 0.09 0.04 0.01 0.26 0.08 0.03 0.00 0.31 0.09 0.04 0.00 0.31 0.09 0.04 0.00 0.28 0.05 0.06 0.01 Personal leave
0.12 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.11 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.16 0.04 0.03 0.01 0.16 0.04 0.02 0.00 0.16 0.04 0.02 0.01 Supplemental pay
0.55 0.11 0.13 0.01 0.43 0.08 0.13 0.01 0.46 0.12 0.14 0.01 0.44 0.12 0.12 0.01 0.40 0.12 0.16 0.02 Overtime and premium pay
0.30 0.05 0.06 0.01 0.26 0.03 0.06 0.01 0.25 0.04 0.06 0.00 0.24 0.05 0.06 0.00 0.24 0.05 0.07 0.01 Shift differentials
0.07 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.09 0.00 0.00 Nonproduction bonuses
0.17 0.09 0.07 0.01 0.07 0.05 0.07 0.01 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.02 0.09 0.07 0.06 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.08 0.02 Insurance
4.30 0.26 0.48 0.05 4.24 0.27 0.54 0.05 4.60 0.22 0.57 0.04 4.78 0.23 0.57 0.04 4.69 0.28 0.72 0.06 Life insurance
0.08 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.07 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.08 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.07 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.06 0.01 0.01 0.00 Health insurance
4.09 0.26 0.46 0.05 4.05 0.27 0.53 0.05 4.39 0.22 0.56 0.04 4.59 0.24 0.55 0.04 4.51 0.28 0.70 0.06 Short-term disability insurance
0.12 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.10 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.11 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.10 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.11 0.02 0.01 0.00 Long-term disability insurance
0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 Retirement and savings
1.97 0.42 0.09 0.01 2.01 0.58 0.10 0.01 2.44 0.52 0.12 0.02 2.40 0.57 0.10 0.01 2.30 0.49 0.14 0.03 Defined benefit
1.56 0.34 0.01 0.00 1.49 0.45 0.01 0.01 1.92 0.36 0.02 0.01 1.96 0.43 0.01 0.01 1.97 0.43 0.01 0.01 Defined contribution
0.41 0.13 0.08 0.01 0.52 0.16 0.09 0.01 0.51 0.21 0.10 0.01 0.45 0.19 0.09 0.01 0.34 0.15 0.13 0.02 Legally required benefits
2.87 0.30 1.31 0.04 2.66 0.27 1.34 0.03 2.71 0.36 1.42 0.03 2.74 0.33 1.45 0.04 2.25 0.15 1.52 0.05 Social Security and Medicare
1.81 0.24 0.83 0.02 1.69 0.21 0.86 0.02 1.78 0.24 0.92 0.02 1.83 0.24 0.96 0.02 1.54 0.14 1.01 0.04 Social Security
1.46 0.19 0.67 0.02 1.36 0.17 0.70 0.02 1.44 0.19 0.75 0.02 1.47 0.19 0.77 0.02 1.25 0.11 0.82 0.03 Medicare
0.35 0.05 0.16 0.00 0.33 0.05 0.16 0.00 0.34 0.05 0.18 0.00 0.35 0.05 0.18 0.00 0.29 0.03 0.19 0.01 Federal unemployment insurance
0.04 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.05 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.05 0.01 State unemployment insurance
0.35 0.05 0.19 0.01 0.30 0.05 0.17 0.01 0.26 0.05 0.16 0.01 0.23 0.06 0.15 0.01 0.17 0.06 0.14 0.01 Workers' compensation
0.68 0.09 0.25 0.01 0.64 0.07 0.26 0.01 0.64 0.09 0.29 0.01 0.65 0.09 0.29 0.01 0.52 0.04 0.31 0.02 Footnotes:
(1) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
Note: Due to rounding individual compensation components may not sum to the totals.
Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation, for private industry workers in wholesale trade industry Compensation component March 2014 March 2015 March 2016 March 2017 March 2018 Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Total compensation
$36.00 2.17 $32.12 0.95 $37.92 2.35 $34.31 0.96 $35.62 1.30 $35.36 1.30 $36.48 1.39 $36.48 1.51 $35.32 1.77 $36.63 1.41 Wages and salaries
21.73 1.40 22.94 0.67 22.46 1.44 24.44 0.65 21.20 0.68 25.28 0.96 21.80 0.73 26.06 1.12 21.45 1.01 26.09 1.05 Total benefits
14.26 0.94 9.18 0.31 15.46 1.01 9.87 0.34 14.43 0.71 10.07 0.38 14.68 0.75 10.42 0.43 13.87 0.84 10.55 0.42 Paid leave
2.29 0.23 2.27 0.11 2.45 0.22 2.46 0.11 2.17 0.17 2.57 0.12 2.24 0.17 2.67 0.14 2.16 0.24 2.67 0.12 Vacation
1.20 0.14 1.18 0.06 1.29 0.14 1.29 0.06 1.13 0.12 1.35 0.06 1.16 0.12 1.39 0.07 1.10 0.18 1.39 0.07 Holiday
0.74 0.09 0.74 0.03 0.83 0.08 0.80 0.04 0.72 0.04 0.82 0.04 0.74 0.05 0.86 0.05 0.69 0.06 0.83 0.04 Sick leave
0.23 0.05 0.26 0.02 0.24 0.04 0.26 0.01 0.25 0.05 0.29 0.01 0.27 0.06 0.30 0.02 0.31 0.06 0.31 0.02 Personal leave
0.11 0.02 0.10 0.01 0.09 0.02 0.11 0.01 0.07 0.02 0.12 0.01 0.08 0.02 0.13 0.01 0.06 0.02 0.13 0.01 Supplemental pay
1.32 0.28 0.80 0.07 1.37 0.26 1.00 0.10 1.26 0.13 1.06 0.12 1.24 0.12 1.05 0.12 1.21 0.12 1.18 0.14 Overtime and premium pay
0.86 0.10 0.24 0.02 0.79 0.11 0.25 0.02 0.80 0.09 0.26 0.02 0.81 0.09 0.27 0.02 0.79 0.07 0.28 0.02 Shift differentials
0.15 0.06 0.02 0.00 0.19 0.07 0.01 0.00 0.14 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.14 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.18 0.06 0.02 0.00 Nonproduction bonuses
0.32 0.23 0.54 0.07 0.39 0.20 0.74 0.10 0.32 0.10 0.78 0.12 0.29 0.09 0.76 0.13 0.24 0.06 0.88 0.14 Insurance
5.66 0.43 2.63 0.10 6.26 0.42 2.74 0.12 5.67 0.37 2.67 0.09 5.72 0.40 2.79 0.11 5.01 0.34 2.69 0.11 Life insurance
0.08 0.01 0.04 0.00 0.08 0.01 0.05 0.00 0.08 0.02 0.05 0.00 0.08 0.02 0.05 0.00 0.08 0.02 0.05 0.00 Health insurance
5.30 0.41 2.50 0.09 5.82 0.40 2.59 0.12 5.35 0.38 2.51 0.09 5.43 0.40 2.62 0.11 4.68 0.28 2.54 0.10 Short-term disability insurance
0.16 0.03 0.04 0.00 0.18 0.03 0.04 0.00 0.14 0.02 0.05 0.00 0.14 0.02 0.05 0.00 0.15 0.03 0.05 0.00 Long-term disability insurance
0.11 0.05 0.05 0.00 0.18 0.07 0.06 0.00 0.11 0.05 0.06 0.00 0.07 0.02 0.06 0.00 0.10 0.05 0.06 0.00 Retirement and savings
1.89 0.31 0.90 0.07 2.18 0.33 0.96 0.06 2.36 0.27 1.03 0.07 2.51 0.33 1.09 0.08 2.46 0.31 1.18 0.08 Defined benefit
1.51 0.34 0.22 0.05 1.72 0.38 0.21 0.04 1.74 0.30 0.20 0.04 1.90 0.35 0.21 0.05 1.81 0.34 0.26 0.07 Defined contribution
0.38 0.08 0.68 0.04 0.46 0.10 0.75 0.05 0.62 0.11 0.83 0.05 0.61 0.11 0.88 0.06 0.65 0.11 0.92 0.06 Legally required benefits
3.10 0.14 2.58 0.05 3.20 0.16 2.71 0.06 2.96 0.09 2.75 0.07 2.98 0.09 2.82 0.08 3.04 0.12 2.82 0.07 Social Security and Medicare
1.91 0.13 1.90 0.05 2.02 0.14 2.02 0.05 1.86 0.07 2.08 0.07 1.92 0.07 2.16 0.08 1.90 0.10 2.17 0.07 Social Security
1.55 0.11 1.52 0.04 1.64 0.11 1.62 0.04 1.51 0.05 1.66 0.06 1.55 0.06 1.73 0.07 1.54 0.08 1.74 0.05 Medicare
0.36 0.03 0.38 0.01 0.38 0.03 0.40 0.01 0.35 0.01 0.42 0.02 0.36 0.01 0.43 0.02 0.36 0.02 0.43 0.02 Federal unemployment insurance
0.03 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00 State unemployment insurance
0.27 0.03 0.20 0.01 0.23 0.02 0.17 0.01 0.20 0.03 0.16 0.01 0.16 0.02 0.15 0.01 0.15 0.02 0.14 0.00 Workers' compensation
0.89 0.08 0.45 0.02 0.92 0.06 0.48 0.02 0.87 0.06 0.48 0.02 0.87 0.06 0.48 0.03 0.96 0.05 0.48 0.01 Footnotes:
(1) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
Note: Due to rounding individual compensation components may not sum to the totals.
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- Compensation component costs for full-time workers in the Pacific Census Division (XLSX) ▸
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Cost per employee hour worked by compensation component, full-time workers in the Pacific Census division, December 2017 Compensation component Private industry State and local government Cost ($) RSE [3] Percent of total compensation Cost ($) RSE [3] Percent of total compensation Total compensation
$44.09 1.64 100.0 $65.91 1.25 100.0 Wages and salaries
30.34 1.11 68.8 39.60 0.69 60.1 Total benefits
13.76 0.56 31.2 26.31 0.57 39.9 Paid leave
3.39 0.17 7.7 5.27 0.18 8.0 Vacation
1.75 0.09 4.0 2.24 0.08 3.4 Holiday
1.04 0.05 2.4 1.53 0.09 2.3 Sick
0.46 0.02 1.0 1.25 0.03 1.9 Personal
0.14 0.01 0.3 0.25 0.02 0.4 Supplemental pay
1.24 0.09 2.8 0.84 0.07 1.3 Overtime and premium [1]
0.32 0.02 0.7 0.38 0.03 0.6 Shift differentials
0.03 * 0.1 0.04 0.01 0.1 Nonproduction bonuses
0.89 0.09 2.0 0.43 0.05 0.7 Insurance
3.70 0.14 8.4 7.74 0.19 11.7 Life
0.05 * 0.1 0.08 * 0.1 Health
3.54 0.13 8.0 7.57 0.19 11.5 Short-term disability
0.05 * 0.1 0.03 * 0.0 Long-term disability
0.06 0.01 0.1 0.06 * 0.1 Retirement and savings
1.99 0.20 4.5 9.26 0.35 14.1 Defined benefit
0.86 0.13 2.0 8.80 0.33 13.4 Defined contribution
1.12 0.13 2.6 0.46 0.08 0.7 Legally required benefits
3.44 0.07 7.8 3.19 0.11 4.8 Social Security and Medicare
2.46 0.06 5.6 2.14 0.09 3.3 Social Security [2]
1.96 0.04 4.4 1.48 0.09 2.2 Medicare
0.50 0.02 1.1 0.66 0.01 1.0 Federal unemployment insurance
0.06 * 0.1 - - - State unemployment insurance
0.20 * 0.5 0.08 0.01 0.1 Workers' compensation
0.72 0.03 1.6 0.97 0.04 1.5 [1] Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work schedule.
[2] Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
[3] Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.
Note: Dashes indicate data not available. * indicates a value <0.005. The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
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- Compensation costs for private industry workers in select occupation groups in manufacturing in Midwest, March 2022 (XLSX)
- Compensation costs for private industry workers in transportation and warehousing, and financial activities occupations by Census division, March 2022 (XLSX)
- Compensation measures for private industry workers by occupational and industry group ▸
- Long-term disability costs ▸
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Cost per employee hour worked for select workers*, March 2017 Occupational group and bargaining status Long-term disability All workers
$ 0.12 Occupational group Management, professional, and related
0.13 Sales and office
0.04 Service
0.06 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
0.07 Production, transportation, and material moving
0.22 Bargaining unit status Union
0.27 Nonunion
0.10 * Full-time workers offered vacation leave in private industry (excluding leisure and hospitality industries) for establishments with 500 or more workers.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
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Employee Benefits
Employment Cost Index (ECI)
Last Modified Date: December 20, 2022