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Compensation costs up 0.7% Dec 2018 to Mar 2019 and up 2.8% over the year ending Mar 2019

04/30/2019

Compensation costs increased 0.7 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from December 2018 to March 2019. Over the year, compensation rose 2.8 percent, with wages and salaries rising 2.9 percent, and benefit costs rising 2.6 percent.
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Civilian compensation costs average $36.77 per hour worked in March 2019

06/18/2019

Employer costs for civilian workers averaged $25.22 per hour worked for wages and salaries and $11.55 for benefits in March 2019. Health insurance was the largest employer benefit cost at $3.06, accounting for 8.3 percent of total compensation costs.
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