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Table 13. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: private industry workers, by major industry group and establishment employment size and bargaining unit status, December 2018 Benefit costs Total Wages Series compen- and Supple- Retire- Legally sation salaries Total Paid mental Insuran- ment required leave pay ce and benefits savings Cost per hour worked All workers, goods-producing industries(1) $39.49 $26.35 $13.14 $2.55 $1.68 $3.63 $1.94 $3.34 1-99 workers............................... 32.64 23.13 9.51 1.64 1.05 2.53 1.10 3.18 1-49 workers............................. 31.56 22.71 8.85 1.50 .99 2.18 1.00 3.18 50-99 workers............................ 35.42 24.22 11.19 2.01 1.20 3.45 1.38 3.16 100 workers or more........................ 45.28 29.07 16.21 3.32 2.22 4.56 2.64 3.47 100-499 workers.......................... 40.15 26.51 13.64 2.70 1.65 3.94 2.03 3.32 500 workers or more...................... 53.06 32.95 20.11 4.25 3.08 5.49 3.58 3.70 Union...................................... 51.34 29.46 21.87 2.83 2.30 7.41 5.11 4.23 Nonunion................................... 37.42 25.81 11.62 2.50 1.58 2.97 1.39 3.18 All workers, service-providing industries(2)........................... 32.95 23.34 9.61 2.42 .98 2.53 1.19 2.50 1-99 workers............................... 27.39 20.41 6.98 1.70 .62 1.74 .68 2.23 1-49 workers............................. 26.97 20.25 6.72 1.65 .59 1.66 .62 2.20 50-99 workers............................ 28.82 20.98 7.84 1.90 .69 2.03 .91 2.32 100 workers or more........................ 40.03 27.07 12.96 3.32 1.43 3.52 1.84 2.84 100-499 workers.......................... 33.34 23.30 10.04 2.51 .98 2.77 1.27 2.50 500 workers or more...................... 49.10 32.20 16.91 4.42 2.05 4.54 2.61 3.29 Union...................................... 45.64 27.18 18.46 3.58 1.26 6.29 3.98 3.35 Nonunion................................... 31.94 23.04 8.91 2.32 .95 2.23 .97 2.43 Percent of total compensation All workers, goods-producing industries(1) 100.0 66.7 33.3 6.5 4.3 9.2 4.9 8.4 1-99 workers............................... 100.0 70.9 29.1 5.0 3.2 7.8 3.4 9.7 1-49 workers............................. 100.0 72.0 28.0 4.8 3.2 6.9 3.2 10.1 50-99 workers............................ 100.0 68.4 31.6 5.7 3.4 9.7 3.9 8.9 100 workers or more........................ 100.0 64.2 35.8 7.3 4.9 10.1 5.8 7.7 100-499 workers.......................... 100.0 66.0 34.0 6.7 4.1 9.8 5.0 8.3 500 workers or more...................... 100.0 62.1 37.9 8.0 5.8 10.4 6.7 7.0 Union...................................... 100.0 57.4 42.6 5.5 4.5 14.4 10.0 8.2 Nonunion................................... 100.0 69.0 31.0 6.7 4.2 7.9 3.7 8.5 All workers, service-providing industries(2)........................... 100.0 70.8 29.2 7.3 3.0 7.7 3.6 7.6 1-99 workers............................... 100.0 74.5 25.5 6.2 2.2 6.4 2.5 8.1 1-49 workers............................. 100.0 75.1 24.9 6.1 2.2 6.1 2.3 8.2 50-99 workers............................ 100.0 72.8 27.2 6.6 2.4 7.0 3.1 8.1 100 workers or more........................ 100.0 67.6 32.4 8.3 3.6 8.8 4.6 7.1 100-499 workers.......................... 100.0 69.9 30.1 7.5 2.9 8.3 3.8 7.5 500 workers or more...................... 100.0 65.6 34.4 9.0 4.2 9.2 5.3 6.7 Union...................................... 100.0 59.6 40.4 7.8 2.8 13.8 8.7 7.3 Nonunion................................... 100.0 72.1 27.9 7.3 3.0 7.0 3.0 7.6 1 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded. 2 Includes utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services, except public administration.