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Employee Benefits
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Annual Summaries of Benefit Coverage
The National Compensation Survey (NCS) Benefits series is comprised of two annual publications on the incidence and provisions of selected benefits provided by employers to their employees. In the fall, annual summaries of benefit coverage are published on the incidence and key provisions of selected benefit plans and detailed provisions of vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, nonproduction bonuses, life insurance plans, health insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, health savings accounts, wellness benefits, financial benefits, and other benefit plans. Employer and employee shares of contributions to medical care premiums and their average amounts are also presented. In the spring, more detailed information on the provisions on health and retirement plans are published. It has information on plan features, costs, and limitations or restrictions for health and retirement plans.
Detailed provisions of health care and retirement benefit plans are published separately with the focus on a particular benefit rotating between health care, defined benefit, and defined contribution plans. For the most recent complete collection of data on these detailed provisions see the Health and Retirement Plan Provisions page.
Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2024
The National Compensation Survey (NCS) provides comprehensive measures of compensation cost trends and the coverage, costs, and provisions of employer-sponsored benefits in the United States. The March 2024 Excel tables present 2024 estimates of the incidence and key provisions of employer-sponsored benefits for civilian workers, private industry workers, as well as state and local government workers by worker and establishment characteristics, and geographic areas.
Read more »For an archive of previously published annual summaries of benefit coverage, see the list below. Selecting the arrow next to a topic will reveal more information. You may expand or collapse all categories using the buttons below. To expand categories without moving the cursor, you may press tab until "Expand All" is selected, then press enter.
- Employee Benefits in the United States ▸
- March 2024 Employee Benefits in the United States (ZIP)
- March 2023 Employee Benefits in the United States (ZIP)
- March 2022 Employee Benefits in the United States (ZIP)
- March 2021 Employee Benefits in the United States (PDF)
- March 2020 Employee Benefits in the United States (PDF)
- March 2019 Employee Benefits in the United States PDF
- March 2018 Employee Benefits in the United States PDF
- March 2017 Employee Benefits in the United States PDF
- March 2016 Employee Benefits in the United States PDF
- March 2015 Employee Benefits in the United States PDF
- March 2014 Employee Benefits in the United States PDF
- March 2013 Employee Benefits in the United States PDF
- March 2012 Employee Benefits in the United States PDF
- March 2011 Employee Benefits in the United States PDF
- March 2010 Employee Benefits in the United States PDF
- March 2009 Employee Benefits in the United States PDF
- March 2008 Employee Benefits in the United States PDF
- Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms ▸
- Latest Glossary of employee benefit terms (PDF)
- 2024 Glossary of employee benefit terms (PDF)
- 2023 Glossary of employee benefit terms (PDF)
- 2022 Glossary of employee benefit terms (PDF)
- 2021 Glossary of employee benefit terms (PDF)
- 2020 Glossary of employee benefit terms (PDF)
- 2019 Glossary of employee benefit terms (PDF)
- 2017-2018 Glossary of employee benefit terms (PDF)
- 2016-2017 Glossary of employee benefit terms (PDF)
- 2015-2016 Glossary of employee benefit terms (PDF)
- 2014-2015 Glossary of employee benefit terms (PDF)
- 2013-2014 Glossary of employee benefit terms (PDF)
- 2012-2013 Glossary of employee benefit terms (PDF)
- 2011-2012 Glossary of employee benefit terms (PDF)
- 2010-2011 Glossary of employee benefit terms (PDF)
- 2009-2010 Glossary of employee benefit terms (PDF)
- 2008-2009 Glossary of employee benefit terms (PDF)
- Employee Benefits in Private Industry 1979-2007 ▸
- ALL ESTABLISHMENTS
- March 2007 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, for All Establishments PDF
- March 2006 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, for All Establishments PDF
- March 2005 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, for All Establishments PDF
- March 2004 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, for All Establishments PDF
- March 2003 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, for All Establishments PDF
- MEDIUM AND LARGE ESTABLISHMENTS
- Bulletin 2517, 1997 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, Medium and Large Establishments PDF
- Bulletin 2496, 1995 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, Medium and Large Establishments PDF (TXT)
- Bulletin 2456, 1993 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, Medium and Large Establishments PDF
- Bulletin 2422, 1991 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, Medium and Large Establishments PDF
- Bulletin 2363, 1989 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, Medium and Large Establishments PDF
- Bulletin 2336, 1988 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, Medium and Large Establishments PDF
- Bulletin 2281, 1986 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, Medium and Large Establishments PDF
- Bulletin 2262, 1985 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, Medium and Large Establishments PDF
- Bulletin 2237, 1984 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, Medium and Large Establishments PDF
- Bulletin 2213, 1983 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, Medium and Large Establishments PDF
- Bulletin 2176, 1982 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, Medium and Large Establishments PDF
- Bulletin 2140, 1981 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, Medium and Large Establishments PDF
- Bulletin 2170, 1980 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, Medium and Large Establishments PDF
- Report 615, 1979 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, Medium and Large Establishments PDF
- SMALL ESTABLISHMENTS
- Bulletin 2507, 1996 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, Small Establishments PDF
- Bulletin 2475, 1994 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, Small Establishments PDF
- Bulletin 2441, 1992 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, Small Establishments PDF
- Bulletin 2388, 1990 Employee Benefits in Private Industry, Small Establishments PDF
- Employee Benefits in State and Local Government 1987-2007 ▸
- September 2007 Employee Benefits in State and Local Government PDF
- Bulletin 2531, 1998 Employee Benefits in State and Local Government PDF
- Bulletin 2477, 1994 Employee Benefits in State and Local Government PDF
- Bulletin 2444, 1992 Employee Benefits in State and Local Government PDF
- Bulletin 2398, 1990 Employee Benefits in State and Local Government PDF
- Bulletin 2309, 1987 Employee Benefits in State and Local Government PDF