Table 10. Private industry, by industry group
Table 10. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private
industry workers, by industry group, June 2008
Benefit costs
Total Wages
Series compen- and Supple- Retire- Legally
sation salaries Total Paid mental Insurance ment required
leave pay and benefits
savings
Cost per hour worked
All workers, goods-producing industries(1)....... $31.58 $21.09 $10.49 $1.98 $1.31 $2.88 $1.45 $2.87
Construction................................... 30.33 20.99 9.34 1.07 1.07 2.25 1.54 3.40
Manufacturing.................................. 31.61 20.83 10.77 2.39 1.36 3.13 1.31 2.59
Aircraft manufacturing(2).................... 57.58 36.32 21.26 5.55 3.10 5.27 3.43 3.92
All workers, service-providing industries(3)..... 25.59 18.38 7.21 1.73 .71 1.85 .83 2.09
Trade, transportation, and utilities........... 22.88 16.22 6.66 1.37 .60 1.84 .82 2.03
Wholesale trade.............................. 29.28 20.54 8.74 1.90 1.02 2.50 .90 2.41
Retail trade................................. 16.63 12.54 4.09 .78 .31 1.09 .36 1.55
Transportation and warehousing............... 32.77 21.42 11.35 2.31 .80 3.30 1.95 2.99
Utilities.................................... 49.70 31.23 18.47 4.64 2.16 4.39 3.64 3.64
Information.................................... 38.92 26.93 11.99 3.56 1.01 3.16 1.49 2.78
Financial activities........................... 35.67 23.94 11.73 2.85 2.17 2.82 1.51 2.37
Finance and insurance........................ 39.14 25.98 13.16 3.23 2.56 3.08 1.82 2.47
Credit intermediation and related
activities................................ 33.95 22.91 11.04 2.84 1.58 2.82 1.62 2.18
Insurance carriers and related activities.. 37.93 25.54 12.38 3.17 1.55 3.24 1.89 2.54
Real estate and rental and leasing........... 23.82 16.97 6.86 1.55 .85 1.95 .48 2.03
Professional and business services............. 31.81 23.34 8.47 2.23 .86 1.92 .98 2.48
Professional and technical services.......... 43.87 31.85 12.02 3.55 1.23 2.74 1.41 3.08
Administrative and waste services............ 19.47 14.87 4.61 .84 .47 1.03 .40 1.87
Education and health services.................. 28.75 20.71 8.04 2.13 .56 2.18 .92 2.24
Educational services......................... 36.43 27.00 9.43 2.40 .13 2.74 1.44 2.72
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities 44.46 31.87 12.59 3.50 .15 3.64 2.28 3.03
Health care and social assistance............ 27.66 19.82 7.85 2.10 .62 2.11 .85 2.17
Leisure and hospitality........................ 11.82 9.23 2.59 .40 .14 .66 .13 1.27
Accommodation and food services.............. 10.97 8.59 2.39 .34 .11 .62 .10 1.22
Other services................................. 22.53 16.72 5.81 1.41 .50 1.41 .50 2.00
Percent of total compensation
All workers, goods-producing industries(1)....... 100.0 66.8 33.2 6.3 4.1 9.1 4.6 9.1
Construction................................... 100.0 69.2 30.8 3.5 3.5 7.4 5.1 11.2
Manufacturing.................................. 100.0 65.9 34.1 7.6 4.3 9.9 4.1 8.2
Aircraft manufacturing(2).................... 100.0 63.1 36.9 9.6 5.4 9.2 5.9 6.8
All workers, service-providing industries(3)..... 100.0 71.8 28.2 6.8 2.8 7.2 3.2 8.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities........... 100.0 70.9 29.1 6.0 2.6 8.1 3.6 8.9
Wholesale trade.............................. 100.0 70.2 29.8 6.5 3.5 8.5 3.1 8.2
Retail trade................................. 100.0 75.4 24.6 4.7 1.9 6.5 2.2 9.3
Transportation and warehousing............... 100.0 65.4 34.6 7.0 2.4 10.1 6.0 9.1
Utilities.................................... 100.0 62.8 37.2 9.3 4.4 8.8 7.3 7.3
Information.................................... 100.0 69.2 30.8 9.1 2.6 8.1 3.8 7.1
Financial activities........................... 100.0 67.1 32.9 8.0 6.1 7.9 4.2 6.6
Finance and insurance........................ 100.0 66.4 33.6 8.3 6.5 7.9 4.6 6.3
Credit intermediation and related
activities................................ 100.0 67.5 32.5 8.4 4.6 8.3 4.8 6.4
Insurance carriers and related activities.. 100.0 67.3 32.7 8.4 4.1 8.5 5.0 6.7
Real estate and rental and leasing........... 100.0 71.2 28.8 6.5 3.6 8.2 2.0 8.5
Professional and business services............. 100.0 73.4 26.6 7.0 2.7 6.0 3.1 7.8
Professional and technical services.......... 100.0 72.6 27.4 8.1 2.8 6.2 3.2 7.0
Administrative and waste services............ 100.0 76.3 23.7 4.3 2.4 5.3 2.1 9.6
Education and health services.................. 100.0 72.0 28.0 7.4 1.9 7.6 3.2 7.8
Educational services......................... 100.0 74.1 25.9 6.6 .4 7.5 4.0 7.5
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities 100.0 71.7 28.3 7.9 .3 8.2 5.1 6.8
Health care and social assistance............ 100.0 71.6 28.4 7.6 2.2 7.6 3.1 7.9
Leisure and hospitality........................ 100.0 78.1 21.9 3.4 1.2 5.6 1.1 10.8
Accommodation and food services.............. 100.0 78.3 21.7 3.1 1.0 5.6 .9 11.1
Other services................................. 100.0 74.2 25.8 6.3 2.2 6.2 2.2 8.9
1 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded.
2 Data are available beginning with December 2006.
3 Includes utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; finance and insurance;
real estate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises;
administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and
recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services, except public administration.
Last Modified Date: September 10, 2008
Bureau of Labor Statistics
