December 14, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Employer costs for employee compensation, September 2009

Employer costs per hour worked: civilian, private industry, and state and local government workers, September 2009
Employer	Civilian	Private industry	State and local government
Total compensation	$29.40	$27.49	$39.83
Wages and salaries	$20.50	$19.45	$26.24
Benefits	$8.90	$8.05	$13.60

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