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Civilian workers' participation rate in medical care benefits is 52% in March 2017

07/21/2017

Retirement and medical care benefits were available to 70 percent of civilian workers in March 2017. About two-thirds of private industry workers and 9 out of 10 state and local government workers had access to these benefits.
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Compensation costs up 0.8% Dec 2017 to Mar 2018 and up 2.7% over the year ending Mar 2018

04/27/2018

Compensation costs increased 0.8 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from December 2017 to March 2018. Over the year, compensation rose 2.7 percent, wages and salaries rose 2.7 percent, and benefit costs rose 2.6 percent.
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Civilian compensation costs average $35.87 per hour worked in December

03/20/2018

Employer costs for civilian workers averaged $24.49 per hour worked for wages and salaries and $11.38 for benefits in December 2017. Private industry supplemental pay benefit costs averaged $1.28 per hour worked.
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