NCS News Releases

Employee Benefits in the United States

July 26, 2011
Paid vacations were available to 91 percent of full-time workers in private industry in March 2011 versus 37 percent of part-time workers. Access to paid sick leave was 75 percent for full-time and 27 percent for part-time private industry workers. More...
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Employment Cost Index (ECI)

January 31, 2012
Wages and salaries for civilian workers rose 0.4% and benefit costs rose 0.6%, seasonally adjusted, from September to December 2011. Over the year, compensation rose 2.0%, wages and salaries 1.4%, and benefits 3.2%. More...
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Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC)

December 07, 2011
Employer costs for state and local government workers averaged $26.57 per hour worked for wages and salaries and $14.19 for benefits in September 2011. State and local government health benefit costs averaged $4.74 per hour worked in September 2011. 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 the United States, March 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
  • Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2011 (TXT) (PDF)
  • Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2008 (TXT) (PDF)
  • Employee Benefits in State and Local Government, September 2007 (HTML) (PDF)
  • Occupational Pay Comparisons Among Metropolitan Areas (HTML) (PDF)
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