Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation 
and costs as a percent of total compensation: 
Private industry workers by major industry group, March 1998

Compensation component		Goods-producing	Service-producing
				Cost	Percent	Cost	Percent
Total compensation		$22.26	100.0	$17.31	100.0
   Wages and salaries		15.35	69.0	12.88	74.4
   Benefits			6.91	31.0	4.42	25.5
      Paid leave		1.47	6.6	1.07	6.2
      Supplemental pay		.85	3.8	.47	2.7
      Insurance			1.62	7.3	.94	5.4
      Retirement and savings	.82	3.7	.46	2.7
      Legally-required benefits	2.09	9.4	1.48	8.5