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Compensation costs
12-month private industry compensation costs increase in June: 1.5 percent
(08/03/09)
Compensation costs per hour, March 2009
(06/12/09)
Health benefit costs in private industry, March 2009
(06/11/09)
Compensation costs in private industry up 1.9 percent from March 2008 to March 2009
(05/01/09)
Bonuses as percentage of cash compensation
(04/02/09)
Manufacturing compensation costs in foreign countries and U.S., 2007
(03/30/09)
Employer costs and paid leave, December 2008
(03/13/09)
Compensation costs in private industry up 2.4 percent in 2008
(02/02/09)
Compensation costs per hour worked in private industry, September 2008
(12/11/08)
Compensation costs in State and local government, September 2008
(11/04/08)
Employment costs in private industry, September 2008
(11/03/08)
Manufacturing unit labor costs fell in 2007 in Taiwan, Japan, U.S.
(10/02/08)
New Employment Cost Indexes for selected metropolitan areas
(09/26/08)
Employer costs for retirement and savings plans, June 2008
(09/11/08)
Unit labor costs in manufacturing, second quarter 2008
(08/12/08)
Change in wages and salaries in constant dollars, June 2007-June 2008
(08/01/08)
Health benefit costs in private industry, March 2008
(06/12/08)
Change in compensation costs, December 2007-March 2008
(05/01/08)
Employer costs for paid leave in private industry, December 2007
(03/20/08)
Unit labor costs in manufacturing, fourth quarter 2007
(03/07/08)
Manufacturing unit labor costs up in 2007
(02/08/08)
Compensation costs in state and local government up 4.1 percent in 2007
(02/06/08)
Compensation costs in private industry up 3.0 percent in 2007
(02/01/08)
Compensation costs in State and local government, September 2007
(11/02/07)
Employment costs in private industry, September 2007
(11/01/07)
Unit labor costs in manufacturing dropped most in 2006 in Japan
(10/02/07)
Private industry compensation $25.93 per hour on average in June 2007
(09/25/07)
Wages and salaries in constant dollars increase from June 2006 to June 2007
(08/02/07)
Employment costs in private industry, June 2007
(08/01/07)
Health benefit costs by region
(07/06/07)
Health benefit costs and establishment size, March 2007
(06/22/07)
Employment costs in private industry, March 2007
(04/30/07)
Employer costs for legally required benefits, December 2006
(04/06/07)
Employer costs for paid leave in private industry, December 2006
(04/02/07)
Private industry compensation $25.67 per hour on average in December 2006
(03/20/07)
Unit labor costs in fourth quarter of 2006
(03/09/07)
Compensation costs in State and local government, September-December 2006
(02/02/07)
Compensation costs in private industry up 3.2 percent in 2006
(02/01/07)
Labor costs in China’s manufacturing sector
(01/05/07)
Cost of benefits for State and local government employees, September 2006
(12/21/06)
Employer costs for employee compensation, September 2006
(12/14/06)
State and local government employment costs up 1.4 percent from June to September
(11/02/06)
Compensation costs in private industry up 3.0 percent over the year
(11/01/06)
Employer costs for retirement and savings plans, June 2006
(09/25/06)
Decline in wages and salaries in constant dollars, June 2005-June 2006
(08/01/06)
Employment costs rise 0.8 percent from March to June
(07/31/06)
Health benefit costs in private industry, March 2006
(06/22/06)
Employment costs up 0.6 percent from December to March
(05/01/06)
Unit labor costs in fourth quarter of 2005
(02/09/06)
Compensation costs in State and local government
(02/02/06)
Compensation costs up 3.0 percent in private industry in 2005
(02/01/06)
Drop in compensation costs in constant dollars, September 2005
(10/31/05)
Compensation costs up 3.2 percent in private industry over the year
(08/01/05)
Comparing growth rates of benefits and wages in private industry
(06/30/05)
Private industry compensation $24.17 per hour on average in March 2005
(06/22/05)
Cost of health benefits: $1.64 per hour in March 2005
(06/17/05)
Trends in real hourly compensation
(06/09/05)
Benefit and wage costs in private industry in March 2005
(05/02/05)
Average compensation in private industry: $23.90 per hour in December 2004
(03/17/05)
Unit labor costs in manufacturing dropped in 2003 in Japan, Taiwan, U.S.
(03/09/05)
Over-the-year union and nonunion compensation cost changes, December 2004
(01/31/05)
Employer costs for paid leave
(12/16/04)
Employment costs in private industry, September 2004
(11/01/04)
Manufacturing unit labor costs lower in 2003 in Taiwan
(10/05/04)
Employer costs for retirement and savings plans, June 2004
(09/16/04)
Employment costs in private industry, June 2004
(07/30/04)
Compensation by occupational group in March 2004
(07/02/04)
9/11 and the New York City economy
(07/01/04)
Compensation cost by establishment size
(06/28/04)
Compensation in private industry, March 2004
(06/25/04)
State and local government compensation costs up 3.3 percent in past 12 months
(05/03/04)
Compensation costs up 3.9 percent in private industry over the year
(04/30/04)
Manufacturing unit labor costs fell in 2002 in U.S., Canada, Taiwan
(04/01/04)
Compensation of State and local government employees at end of 2003
(03/02/04)
Private industry compensation averages $22.92 per hour in December
(02/27/04)
Employment cost increases by region in 2003
(02/04/04)
Compensation costs up 4.0 percent in private industry over the year
(01/30/04)
Wages and benefits in State and local government, September 2003
(11/28/03)
Growth in compensation costs for State and local government workers during the year ended September 2003
(11/05/03)
Employment costs up 1.0 percent from June to September
(10/31/03)
Earnings and union status
(10/30/03)
Manufacturing unit labor costs lower in 2002 in U.S., Japan, Taiwan
(09/16/03)
Employee retirement and savings benefits higher for union workers
(08/28/03)
Employee benefits in June 2003
(08/27/03)
Growth in wages and salaries by region over the year
(08/13/03)
Benefit costs for State and local government workers jump over the year
(08/06/03)
Employment costs up 0.8 percent from March to June
(08/01/03)
Average compensation $22.37 per hour in private industry in March
(06/12/03)
Compensation growth most rapid in Midwest over the year
(05/12/03)
Benefit, wage costs for State and local government workers in first quarter of 2003
(05/07/03)
Employment costs rose 1.4 percent from December to March
(04/30/03)
Private-industry compensation averages $22.14 per hour in December
(03/20/03)
Drop in unit labor costs in manufacturing last year
(02/12/03)
Wages and salaries increase fastest in Midwest over the year
(02/04/03)
Wages and benefit costs for State and local government workers at end of 2002
(02/03/03)
Employment costs advanced 0.7 percent from September to December
(01/31/03)
ECI and Medicare payments
(01/06/03)
Average compensation $23.44 per hour in September
(12/12/02)
Decline of manufacturing unit labor costs continues
(12/06/02)
Employment costs up 0.6 percent from June to September
(11/01/02)
Compensation costs in foreign factories two-thirds of U.S. costs
(10/02/02)
U.S. and foreign compensation costs in manufacturing
(09/23/02)
Average compensation $23.20 per hour in June
(09/18/02)
Manufacturing unit labor costs fall again in second quarter
(08/13/02)
Long-term unemployment most common in Northeast
(07/30/02)
Variation in employment cost increases
(07/29/02)
Compensation costs rise
(07/26/02)
Cost of health benefits in private industry, March 2002
(07/15/02)
Employment costs by occupation in March
(07/10/02)
Labor costs in wholesale trade
(07/05/02)
Average compensation $23.15 per hour in March
(06/20/02)
Sharp decline in manufacturing labor costs in first quarter
(06/06/02)
Unit labor costs in manufacturing decline the most in Germany, Denmark in 2000
(05/03/02)
Compensation costs up in first quarter
(04/29/02)
Benefit, wage costs for State and local government workers rise in step at the beginning of 2002
(04/26/02)
Unit labor costs down in fourth quarter of 2001
(03/14/02)
Wages and salaries increase fastest in West over the year
(02/11/02)
Jump in factory labor costs in 2001
(02/08/02)
Smaller rise in benefit costs for State and local government workers at end of 2001
(02/06/02)
Employment costs up 4.2 percent for the year
(02/01/02)
Highest increase in wages and salaries in West
(11/01/01)
Benefit costs for State and local government workers up sharply in past 3 months
(10/30/01)
Employment costs up 4.1 percent
(10/26/01)
Mexico has biggest increase in hourly compensation in 2000
(10/03/01)
Unit labor costs in second quarter
(08/09/01)
Employment cost increase by occupation
(08/03/01)
Wages, benefit costs for State and local government workers both up 1.1 percent in past 3 months
(07/30/01)
Employment costs in private industry rise 4.0 percent over the year
(07/27/01)
Benefits in State and local government, 2001
(07/11/01)
Health benefits 5.6 percent of total compensation
(07/06/01)
Average compensation $22.15 per hour
(07/02/01)
Long-term declines in unit labor costs among service-producing industries
(06/13/01)
Jump in unit labor costs in manufacturing
(06/11/01)
Unit labor costs drop in 50 manufacturing industries
(05/22/01)
Nonfarm business unit labor costs up again
(05/09/01)
State and local government employment costs up 3.3 percent over the year
(05/01/01)
Employment costs increase 4.2 percent in past 12 months
(04/27/01)
Compensation stats for the new century
(04/03/01)
Prevalence of bonus plans in service sector
(03/30/01)
Size of workplaces and cost of bonuses
(03/27/01)
Wages, benefit costs for State and local government workers both rise 0.8 percent
(01/30/01)
Employment costs increase 4.4 percent over the year
(01/26/01)
Comparing hourly earnings measures
(11/28/00)
Small change in benefit costs for State and local government workers
(10/30/00)
Compensation costs rise 0.9 percent from June to September
(10/27/00)
Earnings by occupation in 1998
(10/25/00)
U.S. factory costs dip compared to competitors
(10/24/00)
Unit labor costs in manufacturing increased the most in Japan and Korea in 1999
(10/23/00)
Stock options most likely for the higher paid
(10/12/00)
Singapore has biggest fall in hourly compensation in 1999
(9/28/00)
Pay gap crosses occupational lines
(8/4/00)
Compensation costs for State and local government workers rise 3.5 percent
(8/2/00)
Compensation costs up 4.6 percent over the year
(7/28/00)
Health care 5 ½ percent of compensation
(7/12/00)
Wages and benefits highest in Northeast
(7/6/00)
Average compensation $21.16 per hour
(6/30/00)
Declines in labor costs among service-producing industries
(6/13/00)
Compensation costs in State and local government, 1999
(5/22/00)
Private sector wages rose faster than benefits last year
(5/19/00)
Trends in health insurance
(5/16/00)
Hourly benefits $5.58 in 1999
(5/10/00)
Increases in wages and salaries and benefits, March 1999-March 2000
(5/2/00)
Employment costs rise in March
(4/28/00)
Union-nonunion wage gap narrows
(4/25/00)
Unit labor costs fall in fourth quarter
(3/16/00)
Productivity increase in 1999
(2/9/00)
Compensation costs up 3.4 percent in 1999
(1/31/00)
Hourly compensation still higher in Europe than U.S.
(1/19/00)
Hourly compensation drops the most in Korea in 1998
(1/12/00)
Variation in unit labor costs by industry
(1/4/00)
Declines in unit labor costs and gains in productivity
(12/30/99)
Unit labor costs in the third quarter
(12/8/99)
Compensation rising more rapidly in service sector than in goods-producing sector
(11/5/99)
Benefits now increasing at slower rate than wages and salaries
(11/3/99)
Movements in constant-dollar wages and salaries, 1976-98
(11/01/1999)
Unit labor costs fall in 1990's in U.S. auto industry
(9/14/99)
Unit labor costs in manufacturing decline the most in Korea, Taiwan, Japan in 1998
(9/3/99)
Importance of retirement benefits in compensation
(8/2/99)
Compensation highest in biggest establishments
(7/16/99)
Wages highest in West, benefits highest in Northeast
(7/16/99)
Differences in benefits between government and private industry
(7/8/99)
Benefits nearly a third of compensation in manufacturing
(6/29/99)
Employer costs for Medicare, workers' compensation rise from 1966-98
(4/28/99)
Retirement costs share of compensation rises from 1966-98
(4/14/99)
Health care costs fluctuate with employer cost-containment efforts
(4/8/99)
Factory unit labor costs rise for first time in five years
(2/18/99)
Highest compensation reported in white-collar occupations
(2/17/99)
Total compensation package up 3.4 percent in 1998
(1/29/99)
Benefits share of compensation costs changed little from 1986 to 1998
(1/22/99)
Compensation costs increase with establishment size
(11/4/98)
Total compensation costs double from 1981 to 1997
(10/29/98)
International average of factory worker compensation falls relative to U.S.
(10/22/98)
Employer costs for employee compensation higher in goods-producing industries
(10/7/98)
Unit labor costs fall in broad range of countries
(10/5/98)
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