April 27, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Labor costs in the auto industry
Average hourly compensation costs, automotive workers and nonautomotive workers, private manufacturing industries, 2009
| Sector |
Total compensation |
Wages |
Benefits |
Health |
Automotive |
$36.98 |
$22.19 |
$14.79 |
$4.76 |
Nonautomotive |
$24.92 |
$16.26 |
$8.66 |
$2.73 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Labor costs in the auto industry.
Average hourly compensation costs in current and 1996 dollars, auto workers and other blue-collar workers, private manufacturing industries, 1996–2009
|
Current dollars |
1996 dollars |
Year |
Automotive industry |
Nonautomotive industries |
Automotive industry |
Nonautomotive industries |
1996 |
$27.40 |
$16.94 |
$27.40 |
$16.94 |
1997 |
$29.85 |
$17.44 |
$29.05 |
$16.97 |
1998 |
$30.90 |
$17.76 |
$29.67 |
$17.04 |
1999 |
$31.46 |
$18.02 |
$29.69 |
$17.00 |
2000 |
$33.45 |
$18.68 |
$30.42 |
$16.99 |
2001 |
$31.93 |
$19.66 |
$28.21 |
$17.37 |
2002 |
$33.20 |
$20.37 |
$28.91 |
$17.74 |
2003 |
$35.82 |
$21.28 |
$30.27 |
$17.99 |
2004 |
$39.68 |
$21.47 |
$32.97 |
$17.84 |
2005 |
$40.18 |
$22.73 |
$32.37 |
$18.31 |
2006 |
$40.15 |
$23.07 |
$31.29 |
$17.98 |
2007 |
$38.68 |
$23.50 |
$29.32 |
$17.82 |
2008 |
$39.68 |
$24.21 |
$28.93 |
$17.65 |
2009 |
$36.98 |
$24.92 |
$27.07 |
$18.24 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Labor costs in the auto industry.
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