National Compensation Survey - Employment Cost Trends produces quarterly indexes measuring change over time in labor costs (ECI) and quarterly data measuring level of average costs per hour worked (ECEC).
January 31, 2013
Wages and salaries rose 0.3 percent and benefit costs rose 0.6 percent for civilian workers,
seasonally adjusted, from September to December 2012. Over the year, compensation
rose 1.9 percent, wages and salaries 1.7 percent, and benefits 2.5 percent.
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December 11, 2012
Employer costs for state and local government workers averaged $26.91 per hour worked for wages and salaries
and $14.65 for benefits in September 2012. State and local government health benefit costs averaged $4.86 per
hour worked in September 2012.
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ECEC LISTINGS
ECEC Historical Listing, 2004 to present (Quarterly)—Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (TXT) (PDF)—Quarterly estimates from March 2004 to the present, with sample establishments classified by industry categories based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system.
ECEC Historical Listing, 2002-2003 (Quarterly)—Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (TXT) (PDF)—Quarterly estimates from March 2002 to December 2003, with sample establishments classified by industry categories based on the 1987 Standard Industry Classification (SIC) system and by occupational classifications according to the 1990 Census of Population.
ECEC Historical Listing, 1986-2001 (Annual)—Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (TXT) (PDF)—Annual estimates from March 1986 to March 2001, with sample establishments classified by industry categories based on the Standard Industry Classification (SIC) system and by occupational classifications according to the Census of Population.
ECEC Relative Standard Errors—Supplementary Tables (TXT) (PDF)
ECEC Supplemental Tables December 2011 (TXT) (PDF)—supplemental tables with series for private industry workers by occupational group, establishment size, and bargaining status in 14 detailed industries.
ECEC Supplemental Tables Historical Data, December 2006—December 2011 (TXT) (PDF)
The Employment Cost Index (ECI) is increasingly being used by business organizations as an escalator to adjust long-term sales and purchasing contracts, and to adjust wage rates in collective bargaining agreements. A web page explaining how to use the ECI for escalating contracts is available.
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