June 14, 2010

Health insurance benefit costs in private industry, March 2010

Employer costs per hour worked for health insurance, private industry workers, by occupation, union status, and industry, March 2010
Class of worker	Health insurance benefit costs (per hour worked)
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	$3.03
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	$2.49
Production, transportation, and material moving	$2.34
Sales and office	$1.87
Service	$0.92
Bargaining unit status
Union	$4.38
Nonunion	$1.82
Industry group
Goods-producing industries	$2.88
Service-providing industries	$1.92

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