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What are employer costs for wages and benefits?The Employment Cost Index (ECI) component of the National Compensation Survey (NCS) is a Principal Federal Economic Indicator that measures changes in labor costs. Average hourly costs for employee compensation are presented in the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC) series. Who has benefits?The NCS also provides benefits incidence data on the percentage of workers with access to and participating in employer provided benefit plans. The survey covers a broad range of benefits including holidays and vacations, sick leave, health and life insurance, and retirement plans. Details of employer-provided health and retirement plan provisions are also provided. Announcements
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Paid sick leave available to 75% of private industry workers in March 202009/24/2020
Paid sick leave was available to 75 percent of private industry workers. Among industries, access to paid sick
leave ranged from 52 percent of workers in leisure and hospitality to 93 percent of workers in financial
activities and information.
Compensation costs up 0.5% Jun 2020 to Sep 2020 and up 2.4% over the year ending Sep 202010/30/2020
Compensation costs rose 0.5 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from June 2020 to September 2020. Over the year, compensation rose 2.4 percent, with wages and salaries rising 2.5 percent and benefit costs increasing 2.3 percent.
State and local government compensation costs average $52.94 per hour worked in Sep 202012/17/2020
Wage and salary costs for state and local government workers averaged $32.74 per hour worked and benefit costs averaged $20.20 in September 2020. Health insurance costs were $6.06 per hour, accounting for 11.4 percent of total compensation costs. Subscribe to the BLS News Service — receive National Compensation Survey news releases and other major economic indicators by e-mail. Archived News Releases
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Latest NumbersEMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (ECI)TOTAL COMPENSATION: 3-month % change (SA)
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State and local government workers TOTAL COMPENSATION: 12-month % change (NSA)
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State and local government workers EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION (ECEC)Total compensation: per hour worked
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