Table 12. Private industry, by industry group and full-time and part-time status
Table 12. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private industry workers, by industry group and full-time and part-time 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 full-time workers in private industry.... $30.42 $21.15 $9.27 $2.18 $1.01 $2.45 $1.17 $2.45 Goods-producing(1)......................... 31.99 21.29 10.70 2.03 1.34 2.96 1.48 2.89 Construction............................. 30.64 21.10 9.54 1.10 1.10 2.32 1.59 3.43 Manufacturing............................ 32.06 21.08 10.98 2.44 1.39 3.20 1.34 2.61 Service-providing(2)....................... 29.89 21.11 8.79 2.24 .89 2.28 1.06 2.31 Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 27.26 19.08 8.18 1.83 .78 2.23 1.05 2.30 Information.............................. 41.56 28.53 13.03 3.82 1.12 3.52 1.67 2.90 Financial activities..................... 38.22 25.48 12.74 3.15 2.42 3.02 1.66 2.50 Professional and business services....... 35.26 25.60 9.66 2.67 .93 2.23 1.18 2.65 Education and health services............ 30.28 21.48 8.79 2.44 .60 2.44 1.07 2.25 Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.67 10.87 3.80 .75 .21 1.20 .20 1.43 Other services........................... 25.72 18.53 7.19 1.82 .65 1.87 .66 2.20 All part-time workers in private industry.... 14.85 11.60 3.25 .47 .24 .74 .25 1.55 Service-providing(2)....................... 14.77 11.53 3.24 .47 .24 .75 .25 1.53 Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 13.01 9.79 3.22 .35 .18 .96 .32 1.41 Professional and business services....... 16.79 13.49 3.30 .35 .53 .58 .11 1.74 Education and health services............ 24.32 18.46 5.85 1.26 .44 1.43 .51 2.21 Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.10 7.66 1.44 .07 .06 .14 .05 1.12 Percent of total compensation All full-time workers in private industry.... 100.0 69.5 30.5 7.2 3.3 8.1 3.8 8.1 Goods-producing(1)......................... 100.0 66.6 33.4 6.4 4.2 9.2 4.6 9.0 Construction............................. 100.0 68.9 31.1 3.6 3.6 7.6 5.2 11.2 Manufacturing............................ 100.0 65.7 34.3 7.6 4.4 10.0 4.2 8.1 Service-providing(2)....................... 100.0 70.6 29.4 7.5 3.0 7.6 3.6 7.7 Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 100.0 70.0 30.0 6.7 2.9 8.2 3.8 8.4 Information.............................. 100.0 68.6 31.4 9.2 2.7 8.5 4.0 7.0 Financial activities..................... 100.0 66.7 33.3 8.2 6.3 7.9 4.3 6.5 Professional and business services....... 100.0 72.6 27.4 7.6 2.6 6.3 3.4 7.5 Education and health services............ 100.0 71.0 29.0 8.0 2.0 8.1 3.5 7.4 Leisure and hospitality.................. 100.0 74.1 25.9 5.1 1.5 8.2 1.4 9.8 Other services........................... 100.0 72.0 28.0 7.1 2.5 7.3 2.6 8.5 All part-time workers in private industry.... 100.0 78.1 21.9 3.2 1.6 5.0 1.7 10.4 Service-providing(2)....................... 100.0 78.1 21.9 3.2 1.6 5.1 1.7 10.4 Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 100.0 75.2 24.8 2.7 1.4 7.4 2.5 10.8 Professional and business services....... 100.0 80.3 19.7 2.1 3.1 3.4 .7 10.4 Education and health services............ 100.0 75.9 24.1 5.2 1.8 5.9 2.1 9.1 Leisure and hospitality.................. 100.0 84.2 15.8 .8 .7 1.5 .6 12.3 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.
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