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The Employment Cost Index:
recent trends and expansion
Beth Levin
Economist, Division of Employment Cost Trends, Bureau of Labor Statistics
The 9.8-percent rise in compensation in 1981 matched the year-earlier level; coverage was extended to employees of State and local governments and index numbers for wages and compensation were published for the first time.
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