December 9, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

State and local government employer costs for employee compensation, September 2011

Employer cost per hour worked for employee compensation, state and local government workers, by occupational group, September 2011
Occupational group	Total	Wages and salaries	Benefits
All workers	$40.76	$26.57	$14.19
Management, professional, and related	49.37	33.51	15.86
Service	30.86	18.33	12.53
Sales and office	28.49	17.31	11.18

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