NCS News Releases

Employee Benefits in the United States

August 07, 2008
Two-thirds of private industry and State and local government workers had access to retirement benefits and nearly three-quarters to medical care in March 2008. Access and participation in retirement and medical care benefits were greater in government than in private industry. More...
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Employment Cost Index (ECI)

July 31, 2008
Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.7 percent, seasonally adjusted, from March to June 2008, the same as the increase in the previous quarter. For the year ended June 2008, compensation costs rose 3.1 percent; the June 2007 12-month percent increase was 3.3 percent. More...
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Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC)

June 11, 2008
Employers spent an average of $28.46 per hour worked for compensation in March 2008. Wages and salaries averaged $19.83 and benefits averaged $8.63. Health insurance was the largest individual benefit cost at $2.26 per hour worked, which accounted for 7.9 percent of total compensation costs. More...
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Current NCS News Releases

  • Employment Cost Index (ECI) (HTML) (PDF)
    • ECI Archives - Complete set of ECI news releases from 1976.
  • Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (HTML) (PDF)
  • Employee Benefits in State and Local Government, September 2007 (HTML) (PDF)
  • Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2008 (HTML) (PDF)
  • Occupational Pay Comparisons Among Metropolitan Areas (HTML) (PDF)
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