Economic News Release

Table 13.   Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation:
Private industry workers, by major industry group and establishment employment size and bargaining unit status, 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

    1-99 workers...............................   26.80    18.71     8.08     1.18     1.05     2.11      .95     2.80
      1-49 workers.............................   25.65    18.30     7.36     1.06     1.03     1.79      .70     2.77
      50-99 workers............................   29.30    19.62     9.68     1.43     1.09     2.80     1.50     2.86
    100 workers or more........................   35.83    23.20    12.63     2.70     1.54     3.58     1.89     2.93
      100-499 workers..........................   30.46    20.08    10.38     1.91     1.14     3.14     1.48     2.71
      500 workers or more......................   43.04    27.40    15.64     3.75     2.08     4.16     2.43     3.23

    Union......................................   39.49    23.66    15.83     2.36     1.76     4.92     3.11     3.68
    Nonunion...................................   29.67    20.47     9.20     1.89     1.20     2.39     1.05     2.67

    All workers, service-providing
     industries(2).............................   25.59    18.38     7.21     1.73      .71     1.85      .83     2.09

    1-99 workers...............................   21.28    15.94     5.34     1.19      .50     1.31      .48     1.86
      1-49 workers.............................   20.97    15.82     5.15     1.13      .49     1.23      .46     1.82
      50-99 workers............................   22.17    16.29     5.88     1.34      .53     1.53      .52     1.96
    100 workers or more........................   30.57    21.20     9.37     2.37      .95     2.47     1.24     2.35
      100-499 workers..........................   26.00    18.46     7.55     1.80      .80     2.01      .81     2.13
      500 workers or more......................   36.10    24.52    11.58     3.06     1.13     3.02     1.74     2.63

    Union......................................   34.54    21.93    12.61     2.90      .94     3.84     2.06     2.87
    Nonunion...................................   24.77    18.06     6.71     1.63      .69     1.66      .72     2.02

                                                                     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

    1-99 workers...............................   100.0     69.8     30.2      4.4      3.9      7.9      3.6     10.4
      1-49 workers.............................   100.0     71.3     28.7      4.1      4.0      7.0      2.7     10.8
      50-99 workers............................   100.0     67.0     33.0      4.9      3.7      9.5      5.1      9.8
    100 workers or more........................   100.0     64.8     35.2      7.5      4.3     10.0      5.3      8.2
      100-499 workers..........................   100.0     65.9     34.1      6.3      3.7     10.3      4.9      8.9
      500 workers or more......................   100.0     63.7     36.3      8.7      4.8      9.7      5.6      7.5

    Union......................................   100.0     59.9     40.1      6.0      4.5     12.5      7.9      9.3
    Nonunion...................................   100.0     69.0     31.0      6.4      4.0      8.1      3.5      9.0

    All workers, service-providing
     industries(2).............................   100.0     71.8     28.2      6.8      2.8      7.2      3.2      8.2

    1-99 workers...............................   100.0     74.9     25.1      5.6      2.4      6.2      2.2      8.7
      1-49 workers.............................   100.0     75.5     24.5      5.4      2.3      5.9      2.2      8.7
      50-99 workers............................   100.0     73.5     26.5      6.0      2.4      6.9      2.4      8.8
    100 workers or more........................   100.0     69.3     30.7      7.7      3.1      8.1      4.0      7.7
      100-499 workers..........................   100.0     71.0     29.0      6.9      3.1      7.7      3.1      8.2
      500 workers or more......................   100.0     67.9     32.1      8.5      3.1      8.4      4.8      7.3

    Union......................................   100.0     63.5     36.5      8.4      2.7     11.1      6.0      8.3
    Nonunion...................................   100.0     72.9     27.1      6.6      2.8      6.7      2.9      8.1

  1 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is
excluded.
  2 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.