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Employer Costs for Employee Compensation
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The Economics Daily
Employee benefits cost employers $13.58 per hour for private industry workers in June 2025
Total compensation for civilian workers averaged $48.05 per hour worked in June 2025, as costs for private industry workers averaged $45.65 per hour worked and state and local government workers averaged $63.94 per hour worked. read more »
Spotlight on Statistics
Keeping America Moving: Characteristics of the Transportation and Warehousing Industry
National Transportation Week, created in 1962 and celebrated from May 12–18 this year, recognizes those who build and operate our Nation’s transportation systems. Observance of the week sprung from National Defense Transportation Day which dates to 1957, a year after President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act leading to the creation of the interstate highway system. read more »
Beyond the Numbers
Employer-provided bonuses: what are they, what types of businesses offer them, and who receives them?
This Beyond the Numbers article, presents information on the types of private industry businesses that provide nonproduction bonuses and which employees have access to these bonuses. read more »