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• Questions and Answers about the Upcoming Changes to the NCS Benefits Publications

• Employee Benefits in State and Local Government--September 2007 (HTML) (PDF)
• Employee Benefits in Private Industry, 2007 (HTML) (PDF)
• Employee Benefits in Private Industry, 2006 (PDF)(TXT)
• Employee Benefits in Private Industry, 2005 (PDF)(TXT)

• Most Requested Statistics--Select from lists of the most popular benefits statistics (EBS).
• Create Customized Tables (one screen) --this application requires a Java-enabled browser. Choose the data you want from BLS databases on a simple, one-screen form.
• Create Customized Tables (multiple screens) --a form-based query application which allows you to obtain BLS time series data based on choices you make.
• Series Report--Already know the series identifier for the statistic you want? Use this shortcut to retrieve your data.
• Flat files (FTP)--For those who want it all. Download a flat file of the entire database or large subset of the database.
• Benefits Search--allows you to search through all the benefits publications that are currently available electronically.

• Retirement Benefit Estimates for State and Local Government Workers, 2007 - Summary (PDF) - providing data from the 2007 survey on retirement provisions in state and local government establishments.
• Employee Benefits in State and Local Governments, September 2007 Summary (PDF) - providing data from the 2007 survey on incidence and provisions in state and local government establishments.
• Employee Benefits in Private Industry, March 2007 Summary (PDF) - providing data from the 2007 survey on incidence and provisions in private establishments.
• Employee Benefits in Private Industry, March 2006 Summary (PDF) - providing data from the 2006 survey on incidence and provisions in private establishments.
• Employee Benefits in Private Industry, March 2005 Summary (PDF) - providing data from the 2005 survey on incidence and provisions in private establishments.
• Employee Benefits in Private Industry, March 2004 Summary (PDF) - providing data from the 2004 survey on incidence and provisions in private establishments.
• Employee Benefits in Private Industry, 2005 Bulletin (PDF) – providing data from the 2005 survey on detailed health and retirement plans in private establishments.
• Employee Benefits in Private Industry, 2003 Bulletin (PDF) - providing data from the 2003 survey on detailed health and retirement plans in private establishments.
• Employee Benefits in Private Industry, 2002-2003 (PDF) - providing data from the 2002 and 2003 surveys on incidence and provisions in private establishments.
• Employee Benefits in Private Industry, Supplementary Tables, 2000 / 1999 - providing additional data for full-time and part-time workers by size of establishment.
• Employee Benefits in State and Local Governments, 1998 (PDF)
• Child Care Report (PDF 21K)--providing data on the incidence of child care resource and referral services in June 2000.
• Stock Options News Release (TXT)(PDF 32K)--providing data on the incidence of stock option plans in 1999.
• Benefit Standard Errors
• Health Insurance Definitions
• Related Articles
• Compensation and Working Condition (CWC) Online
• Monthly Labor Review (MLR) Online
• Archives

Other BLS Programs

• National Compensation Survey--designed to integrate data from separate BLS compensation surveys--currently provides earnings data by worker characteristics and establishment characteristics and by geographic area.
• Compensation Cost Trends--quarterly indexes measuring change over time in labor costs and quarterly data measuring level of average costs per hour worked.
• Wages--provides data on occupational wages for localities, broad geographic regions, and the nation.

Other Useful Links

• Employment Standards Administration--administers a variety of programs protecting the basic rights of workers, including minimum wage and hour standards, and equal employment opportunity.
• Employee Benefit Research Institute--offers a detailed description of private- and public-sector employee benefit programs as they exist today.
• Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)