Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation, 
private industry workers, December 2004


			       Dollars
	
Total			       $23.90	
		
Wages and salaries	       $17.02	
Legally required benefits	$2.08	
Insurance			$1.70	
Paid leave			$1.53	
Retirement and savings		$0.88	
Supplemental pay		$0.66	
Other				$0.04	

Note: The sum of individual items may 
not equal the total due to rounding.