ECT News Releases

Employment Cost Index (ECI)

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. More...
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Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC)

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. More...
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