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A data chart image of Compensation costs for private industry averaged $45.38 per hour worked in March 2025
Compensation costs for private industry averaged $45.38 per hour worked in March 2025
June 25, 2025

Total employer compensation costs for private industry workers averaged $45.38 per hour worked in March 2025. Wages and salaries averaged $31.89 per hour worked and benefit costs averaged $13.49 per hour worked.

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A data chart image of U.S. import prices up 0.2 percent from May 2024 to May 2025
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A data chart image of Event promoters employment up 174 percent since 2001
Event promoters employment up 174 percent since 2001

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A data chart image of Montana leads in hires rates at 5.3 percent, April 2025
Montana leads in hires rates at 5.3 percent, April 2025

Montana, at 5.3 percent, was among the states with the highest hires rates in April 2025, while Pennsylvania, at 2.1 percent, was among the lowest. California had the most hires (588,000) and Vermont had the least (11,000).

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A data chart image of Consumer prices rose 2.4 percent over the last year; food prices up 2.9 percent
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