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Employee Benefits in the United States

July 28, 2009
About 70 percent of workers in private industry had access to employer provided medical care benefits in March 2009. Only 25 percent of the lowest wage earners received such benefits, compared to the 90 percent of the highest wage earners. More...
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Employment Cost Index (ECI)

October 30, 2009
Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.4 percent, seasonally adjusted, from June to September 2009. For the year ended September 2009, compensation costs and wages and salaries each rose 1.5 percent and benefits increased 1.6 percent. More...
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Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC)

September 14, 2009
Employer costs for retirement and savings plans averaged $1.29 per hour worked in June 2009, which accounted for 4.4 percent of total compensation costs. Overall, employers spent an average of $29.31 per hour worked for compensation. Wages and salaries averaged $20.42, and benefits averaged $8.89. More...
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