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Compensation costs up 0.9% Dec 2024 to Mar 2025 and up 3.6% over the year ending Mar 2025

Compensation costs increased 0.9 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from December 2024 to March 2025. Over the year, total compensation rose 3.6 percent, wages and salaries rose 3.5 percent, and benefit costs rose 3.8 percent.

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04/29/2025 March job openings and total separations change little; hires unchanged

04/29/2025 March jobless rates up over the year in 279 of 387 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 23

04/24/2025 Productivity decreases in 56 of 91 manufacturing and mining industries in 2024

04/23/2025 In 2024, 5.3% of families include an unemployed person, up from 4.8% in the prior year

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