RELATIVE STANDARD ERRORS FOR ESTIMATES PUBLISHED IN
EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION
NEWS RELEASE TABLES
March 2017
The following tables provide the relative standard errors for all cost estimates published in the Employer
Costs for Employee Compensation – March 2017 news release tables.
Because the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation is a sample survey, it is subject to sampling
errors. Sampling errors are differences that occur between the results computed from a sample of observations and
those computed from all observations in the population. The estimates derived from different samples selected
using the same sample design may differ from each other. A measure of the variation among these differing
estimates is the standard error. The relative standard error is the standard error expressed as a percent of the cost. It
can be used to measure the precision with which an estimate from a particular sample approximates the expected
result of all possible samples. The chances are about 68 out of 100 that an estimate from the survey differs from a
complete population figure by less than the standard error. The chances are about 90 out of 100 that this difference
would be less than 1.6 times the standard error.
For a more detailed explanation of relative standard errors, see “Measuring Trends in the Structure and
Levels of Employer Costs for Employee Compensation,” Compensation and Working Conditions, Summer 1997
and is available online at www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/cwc/measuring-trends-in-the-structure-and-levels-of-employercosts-for-employee-compensation.pdf. For a detailed explanation of how to use standard error data to analyze
differences in year-to-year changes, see "Analyzing Year-to-Year Changes in Employer Costs for Employee
Compensation," Compensation and Working Conditions, Spring 1998 and is available online at
www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/cwc/analyzing-yearto-year-changes-in-employer-costs-for-employee-compensation.pdf.
This article supplements an article from the Summer 1997 issue of Compensation and Working Conditions,
"Explaining the Differential Growth Rates of the ECI and ECEC," which examined how differences in the
construction of these measures contribute to differing trends and is available online at
www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/cwc/explaining-the-differential-growth-rates-of-the-eci-and-ecec.pdf.
Standard errors relate to differences that occur from sampling errors, but not from nonsampling errors.
Sampling errors are differences between the results computed from a sample of observations and those computed
from all observations in the population. Nonsampling errors are not measured and include survey nonresponse and
data collection and processing errors. Survey nonresponse is when sample members are unwilling or unable to
participate in the survey. Data collection errors include provision of inaccurate data by respondents and definitional
difficulties. Processing errors include errors in recording, coding, and entering data. Although nonsampling errors
are not measured, BLS quality assurance programs contain procedures for reducing such errors. These procedures
include data collection reinterviews, observed interviews, computer data edits, and systematic review of reports on
which data are recorded. Extensive field economist training also is conducted to maintain high data collection
standards.
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Table 1. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and the relative standard error: civilian
workers, by major occupational and industry group, March 2017
(Relative standard error in percent)
Occupational group
Compensation
component
Management,
professional,
and
related
All
workers1
Sales
and
office
Service
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Total compensation ..................................................
$35.28
1.3
$58.46
2.2
$25.27
1.8
$18.02
1.7
Wages and salaries ..............................................
24.10
1.0
39.58
1.5
17.73
1.7
12.90
1.6
Total benefits ........................................................
11.18
2.1
18.87
3.7
7.53
2.2
5.11
2.5
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
2.49
1.21
0.74
0.38
0.16
2.0
2.2
2.0
2.2
2.0
4.74
2.27
1.37
0.78
0.31
2.6
2.9
2.7
2.9
2.5
1.69
0.84
0.51
0.22
0.11
2.8
2.9
2.9
2.6
3.3
0.90
0.43
0.27
0.14
0.05
4.2
4.4
4.3
5.2
5.7
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium4 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
1.07
0.26
0.06
0.76
15.3
2.6
3.1
21.8
2.02
0.15
0.08
1.79
26.0
7.8
5.9
29.5
0.60
0.15
0.02
0.43
3.7
3.1
14.3
4.6
0.31
0.15
0.05
0.11
4.5
4.6
6.8
7.5
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
3.09
0.05
2.94
0.06
0.05
1.4
3.5
1.4
2.7
3.2
4.78
0.08
4.53
0.09
0.08
1.6
4.4
1.6
4.1
3.7
2.42
0.03
2.32
0.04
0.03
2.5
4.5
2.5
4.2
6.2
1.41
0.02
1.36
0.02
(5)
3.7
13.0
3.7
7.8
(6)
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
1.92
1.22
0.69
3.3
3.5
3.7
3.72
2.37
1.34
4.7
4.7
5.6
0.93
0.47
0.46
4.1
5.5
3.8
0.81
0.65
0.16
6.2
7.3
6.6
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security7 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
2.61
1.95
1.55
0.40
0.03
0.16
0.47
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.4
2.5
1.8
2.7
3.61
3.09
2.42
0.67
0.02
0.15
0.35
1.2
1.3
1.1
2.4
3.0
3.0
2.2
1.90
1.48
1.19
0.29
0.03
0.15
0.23
1.3
1.6
1.5
1.7
1.4
2.5
2.0
1.69
1.08
0.86
0.21
0.04
0.15
0.43
3.1
1.6
1.6
1.8
8.0
7.0
10.8
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 1. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and the relative standard error: civilian
workers, by major occupational and industry group, March 2017 — Continued
(Relative standard error in percent)
Occupational group
Compensation
component
Natural
resources,
construction,
and
maintenance
Industry group
Production,
transportation,
and
material
moving
Goodsproducing2
Serviceproviding3
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Total compensation ..................................................
$35.63
1.6
$28.07
1.8
$39.45
2.1
$34.57
1.5
Wages and salaries ..............................................
23.82
1.3
18.52
1.8
26.19
1.9
23.74
1.1
Total benefits ........................................................
11.81
2.4
9.55
2.2
13.26
2.8
10.83
2.5
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
1.95
0.99
0.63
0.22
0.10
2.2
2.5
2.1
3.3
7.0
1.69
0.85
0.56
0.20
0.08
3.0
3.2
2.6
6.5
5.1
2.59
1.33
0.90
0.26
0.10
4.0
4.1
3.8
6.5
6.1
2.47
1.19
0.72
0.40
0.17
2.2
2.5
2.3
2.4
2.2
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium4 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
1.03
0.70
0.04
0.29
3.5
2.9
8.6
7.0
0.99
0.57
0.08
0.34
2.6
3.2
5.3
5.4
1.47
0.58
0.08
0.81
5.5
2.4
5.5
10.2
1.00
0.20
0.05
0.75
19.1
3.7
3.7
25.8
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
3.33
0.04
3.18
0.08
0.03
2.8
4.6
2.8
5.4
7.0
2.98
0.04
2.82
0.06
0.06
2.5
5.9
2.6
4.3
7.3
3.71
0.06
3.51
0.08
0.06
2.0
6.9
2.0
3.7
5.0
2.99
0.04
2.85
0.05
0.05
1.6
3.9
1.6
3.3
3.6
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
2.11
1.47
0.64
5.7
6.4
5.6
1.30
0.76
0.53
4.7
5.9
7.7
2.21
1.22
0.99
8.2
11.4
5.2
1.87
1.23
0.64
3.5
3.4
4.4
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security7 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
3.39
2.01
1.62
0.39
0.03
0.24
1.12
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.4
3.9
4.7
2.7
2.60
1.57
1.26
0.31
0.03
0.18
0.82
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.8
1.9
3.1
2.3
3.29
2.22
1.78
0.43
0.03
0.23
0.81
1.3
1.7
1.6
2.0
2.6
2.4
2.5
2.49
1.90
1.51
0.39
0.03
0.15
0.41
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.6
3.0
2.2
3.7
1 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy excluding households and the public sector excluding the Federal government.
2 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded.
3 Includes utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental
and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational
services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; other services, except
public administration; and public administration.
4 Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work schedule.
5 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
6 Relative standard error is suppressed because cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
7 Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
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Table 2. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and the relative standard error: civilian
workers, by occupational and industry group, March 2017
(Relative standard error in percent)
Benefit costs
Series
Total
compensation
Wages
and
salaries
Total
Paid
leave
Supplemental
pay
Insurance
Retirement
and
savings
Legally
required
benefits
Cost per hour worked
Civilian workers1 .......................................................
$35.28
$24.10
$11.18
$2.49
$1.07
$3.09
$1.92
$2.61
58.46
70.33
53.64
58.40
39.58
46.72
36.69
40.21
18.87
23.61
16.95
18.18
4.74
6.34
4.08
2.93
2.02
4.44
1.04
0.23
4.78
4.85
4.75
5.96
3.72
3.73
3.71
5.99
3.61
4.25
3.35
3.07
58.54
53.18
25.27
24.07
25.98
18.02
39.39
35.69
17.73
18.02
17.56
12.90
19.15
17.49
7.53
6.05
8.42
5.11
2.76
4.75
1.69
1.40
1.86
0.90
0.21
1.61
0.60
0.62
0.58
0.31
6.50
4.71
2.42
1.54
2.95
1.41
6.85
2.77
0.93
0.62
1.11
0.81
2.83
3.64
1.90
1.87
1.91
1.69
35.63
23.82
11.81
1.95
1.03
3.33
2.11
3.39
37.05
34.30
24.56
23.13
12.50
11.17
1.61
2.26
0.99
1.07
3.34
3.33
2.67
1.58
3.89
2.92
28.07
27.14
28.93
18.52
18.13
18.89
9.55
9.01
10.04
1.69
1.65
1.72
0.99
1.12
0.86
2.98
2.89
3.06
1.30
0.97
1.60
2.60
2.38
2.80
40.52
50.10
48.70
27.53
33.49
32.30
12.99
16.62
16.40
2.96
3.22
2.61
0.53
0.25
0.20
4.06
5.52
5.68
2.87
4.89
5.41
2.57
2.74
2.50
55.83
34.20
45.60
37.26
23.60
29.78
18.57
10.60
15.82
4.76
2.78
4.24
0.34
0.72
1.46
5.81
3.10
4.73
4.43
1.54
2.35
3.24
2.46
3.04
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related .......
Management, business, and financial ......
Professional and related ...........................
Teachers2 .............................................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ..............
Registered nurses ................................
Sales and office ............................................
Sales and related ......................................
Office and administrative support .............
Service ..........................................................
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance ...............................................
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing,
and forestry3 ...........................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ........
Production, transportation, and material
moving ........................................................
Production ................................................
Transportation and material moving .........
Industry group
Education and health services ......................
Educational services .................................
Elementary and secondary schools ......
Junior colleges, colleges, and
universities .........................................
Health care and social assistance ............
Hospitals ...............................................
Relative standard error
Civilian workers1 .......................................................
1.3
1.0
2.1
2.0
15.3
1.4
3.3
0.9
2.2
4.5
2.1
2.4
1.5
2.5
1.8
2.2
3.7
8.6
2.9
3.0
2.6
2.8
3.3
3.8
26.0
40.8
6.3
7.3
1.6
1.4
2.1
3.2
4.7
4.3
6.0
4.0
1.2
1.7
1.3
2.3
2.8
1.9
1.8
4.3
1.1
1.7
2.6
1.6
1.7
4.1
0.8
1.6
3.4
3.0
2.2
5.2
1.8
2.5
4.1
3.0
2.8
7.6
1.9
4.2
8.7
5.7
3.7
5.1
4.9
4.5
3.7
4.3
2.5
5.3
2.4
3.7
4.4
6.0
4.1
11.4
3.6
6.2
2.9
2.0
1.3
3.2
0.9
3.1
1.6
1.3
2.4
2.2
3.5
2.8
5.7
1.4
2.5
1.8
2.0
1.4
3.8
2.7
4.5
2.8
5.9
4.1
4.6
3.3
8.0
5.8
1.9
1.6
1.8
1.8
3.8
1.8
1.4
3.7
2.2
2.8
4.4
3.0
3.3
6.2
2.6
4.2
4.6
2.5
3.9
4.6
4.7
6.4
7.2
1.4
1.3
3.0
2.6
1.0
1.3
2.1
0.9
1.1
3.5
1.4
1.9
4.2
2.5
2.9
4.4
6.5
6.7
3.0
1.5
2.0
6.9
2.5
2.9
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.2
4.6
1.6
1.3
3.9
1.5
1.8
6.4
2.1
2.3
6.8
2.8
7.3
5.6
4.3
4.0
5.4
2.3
3.3
19.5
4.2
1.8
2.4
1.7
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related .......
Management, business, and financial ......
Professional and related ...........................
Teachers2 .............................................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ..............
Registered nurses ................................
Sales and office ............................................
Sales and related ......................................
Office and administrative support .............
Service ..........................................................
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance ...............................................
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing,
and forestry3 ...........................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ........
Production, transportation, and material
moving ........................................................
Production ................................................
Transportation and material moving .........
Industry group
Education and health services ......................
Educational services .................................
Elementary and secondary schools ......
Junior colleges, colleges, and
universities .........................................
Health care and social assistance ............
Hospitals ...............................................
1 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy excluding households and the public sector excluding the Federal government.
2 Includes postsecondary teachers; primary, secondary, and special education teachers; and other teachers and instructors.
3 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations were combined with construction and extraction occupational group as of December 2006.
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Table 3. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and the relative standard error: state and local government
workers, by major occupational and industry group, March 2017
(Relative standard error in percent)
Occupational group1
Compensation
component
Management,
professional,
and
related
All
workers
Industry group
Sales
and
office
Service-providing2
Service
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Total compensation ..................................................
$48.24
0.7
$57.99
0.9
$33.26
1.6
$34.87
2.6
$48.32
0.7
Wages and salaries ..............................................
30.34
0.7
37.68
1.0
19.44
1.5
20.26
2.2
30.42
0.7
Total benefits ........................................................
17.90
0.9
20.31
1.1
13.82
2.0
14.61
3.1
17.90
0.9
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
3.62
1.36
1.04
0.93
0.29
1.6
2.4
2.1
1.2
2.2
4.09
1.39
1.13
1.18
0.39
2.0
3.7
3.0
1.4
2.5
2.93
1.30
0.90
0.58
0.15
2.4
2.8
2.5
2.7
5.0
2.94
1.30
0.90
0.59
0.15
3.5
4.0
3.4
3.6
5.8
3.62
1.36
1.04
0.93
0.29
1.6
2.5
2.1
1.2
2.2
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium3 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
0.48
0.20
0.04
0.23
3.6
3.5
6.2
5.8
0.39
0.08
0.04
0.27
5.7
5.7
7.7
7.7
0.29
0.16
0.02
0.11
7.1
5.1
16.0
15.4
0.72
0.43
0.08
0.21
5.7
6.0
8.1
10.0
0.47
0.20
0.04
0.23
3.6
3.5
6.3
5.8
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
5.72
0.07
5.57
0.03
0.04
1.0
8.0
1.0
5.4
3.6
6.34
0.08
6.17
0.04
0.05
1.5
4.3
1.5
6.6
3.6
5.25
0.06
5.14
0.03
0.03
2.4
12.2
2.4
5.2
6.3
4.45
0.06
4.34
0.02
0.03
2.1
25.1
2.0
9.6
10.0
5.72
0.07
5.58
0.03
0.04
1.0
8.1
1.0
5.4
3.5
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
5.40
5.01
0.39
1.6
1.7
5.0
6.47
5.96
0.51
1.8
2.0
5.5
3.34
3.11
0.22
3.1
3.1
10.2
4.31
4.11
0.21
5.3
5.4
7.8
5.40
5.02
0.39
1.6
1.7
5.0
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security4 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
2.68
2.09
1.60
0.50
(5)
0.07
0.52
1.1
1.2
1.4
0.8
(6)
4.9
2.1
3.01
2.51
1.91
0.61
(5)
0.07
0.43
1.5
1.5
1.9
1.0
(6)
7.6
2.5
2.02
1.50
1.18
0.33
(5)
0.06
0.45
1.9
2.0
2.3
1.5
(6)
5.9
4.1
2.18
1.45
1.11
0.34
(5)
0.08
0.64
2.3
2.4
2.8
2.4
(6)
25.6
3.1
2.69
2.10
1.60
0.50
(5)
0.07
0.51
1.1
1.2
1.4
0.8
(6)
5.0
2.1
1 This table presents data for the three major occupational groups in State and local government: management, professional, and related occupations, including
teachers; sales and office occupations, including clerical workers; and service occupations, including police and firefighters.
2 Service-providing industries, which include health and educational services, employ a large part of the State and local government workforce.
3 Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work schedule.
4 Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
5 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
6 Relative standard error is suppressed because cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
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Table 4. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and the relative standard error: state and local
government workers, by occupational and industry group, March 2017
(Relative standard error in percent)
Benefit costs
Series
Total
compensation
Wages
and
salaries
Total
Paid
leave
Supplemental
pay
Insurance
Retirement
and
savings
Legally
required
benefits
Cost per hour worked
State and local government workers ........................
$48.24
$30.34
$17.90
$3.62
$0.48
$5.72
$5.40
$2.68
57.99
56.43
63.80
37.68
36.95
42.84
20.31
19.48
20.96
4.09
3.64
3.25
0.39
0.36
0.25
6.34
6.35
7.00
6.47
6.23
7.38
3.01
2.90
3.09
63.41
33.26
33.43
34.87
42.14
19.44
19.50
20.26
21.26
13.82
13.93
14.61
2.99
2.93
2.94
2.94
0.23
0.29
0.29
0.72
7.26
5.25
5.32
4.45
7.84
3.34
3.36
4.31
2.95
2.02
2.02
2.18
50.59
51.84
50.18
32.90
33.92
32.94
17.68
17.92
17.24
3.35
3.23
2.67
0.33
0.25
0.21
5.96
6.08
6.00
5.44
5.73
5.89
2.61
2.63
2.48
56.71
42.64
45.15
46.31
36.81
26.47
28.57
27.09
19.91
16.17
16.58
19.22
4.92
4.08
4.33
4.33
0.34
0.81
0.95
0.73
6.34
5.17
5.15
5.56
5.24
3.58
3.48
5.73
3.06
2.53
2.67
2.88
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related .......
Professional and related ...........................
Teachers1 .............................................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ..............
Sales and office ............................................
Office and administrative support .............
Service ..........................................................
Industry group
Education and health services ......................
Educational services .................................
Elementary and secondary schools ......
Junior colleges, colleges, and
universities .........................................
Health care and social assistance ............
Hospitals ...............................................
Public administration ....................................
Relative standard error
State and local government workers ........................
0.7
0.7
0.9
1.6
3.6
1.0
1.6
1.1
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.3
1.5
2.0
2.0
3.0
5.7
6.2
7.5
1.5
1.7
2.3
1.8
2.0
2.2
1.5
1.5
1.9
1.3
1.6
1.6
2.6
1.2
1.5
1.5
2.2
1.7
2.0
2.1
3.1
3.0
2.4
2.4
3.5
8.3
7.1
7.2
5.7
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.1
2.6
3.1
3.1
5.3
2.1
1.9
1.9
2.3
0.8
0.7
1.0
0.7
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.0
1.4
2.2
2.4
2.9
5.8
7.8
6.4
1.3
1.4
1.6
1.8
1.9
2.4
1.5
1.5
1.5
2.0
3.9
4.5
1.6
2.1
4.2
4.8
1.6
2.4
4.0
4.5
1.7
3.1
5.2
5.6
2.3
11.8
6.7
7.7
4.9
5.8
3.9
5.0
1.4
4.4
6.3
8.5
2.9
2.9
4.8
5.5
2.1
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related .......
Professional and related ...........................
Teachers1 .............................................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ..............
Sales and office ............................................
Office and administrative support .............
Service ..........................................................
Industry group
Education and health services ......................
Educational services .................................
Elementary and secondary schools ......
Junior colleges, colleges, and
universities .........................................
Health care and social assistance ............
Hospitals ...............................................
Public administration ....................................
1 Includes postsecondary teachers; primary, secondary, and special education teachers; and other teachers and instructors.
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Table 5. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and the relative standard error:
private industry workers, by major occupational group and bargaining unit status, March 2017
(Relative standard error in percent)
Occupational group
Compensation
component
Management,
professional,
and
related
All
workers
Cost
Total compensation .................................................. $33.11
Sales
and
office
Service
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
1.6
$58.62
2.9
$24.55
2.0
$15.38
1.6
Wages and salaries ..............................................
23.06
1.2
40.26
2.0
17.58
1.8
11.75
1.6
Total benefits ........................................................
10.06
2.7
18.36
5.1
6.97
2.6
3.63
2.5
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
2.30
1.18
0.69
0.28
0.14
2.5
2.6
2.5
3.3
2.7
4.97
2.59
1.45
0.64
0.29
3.2
3.3
3.3
4.5
3.6
1.58
0.80
0.48
0.19
0.11
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.7
0.58
0.29
0.18
0.07
0.04
5.3
5.4
5.6
8.4
7.2
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium1 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
1.17
0.26
0.06
0.85
16.3
2.9
3.4
22.8
2.61
0.18
0.09
2.34
27.4
9.2
7.0
30.6
0.62
0.15
0.02
0.45
3.8
3.3
14.9
4.7
0.25
0.11
0.05
0.09
4.9
5.0
8.6
8.7
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
2.65
0.04
2.50
0.06
0.05
1.8
3.7
1.8
2.9
3.6
4.22
0.08
3.94
0.11
0.09
2.2
5.7
2.2
4.4
4.3
2.17
0.03
2.07
0.04
0.03
3.1
4.6
3.1
4.4
6.8
0.93
(2)
0.90
(2)
(2)
5.5
(3)
5.5
(3)
(3)
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
1.34
0.59
0.75
5.4
7.7
4.0
2.73
1.09
1.64
8.6
13.3
6.3
0.71
0.24
0.48
5.7
11.2
3.9
0.26
0.11
0.15
7.4
11.8
7.5
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security4 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
2.60
1.92
1.54
0.38
0.03
0.18
0.46
1.0
1.1
1.0
1.7
2.6
2.0
3.0
3.83
3.29
2.60
0.69
0.03
0.19
0.32
1.3
1.5
1.3
3.1
2.8
3.4
3.0
1.89
1.48
1.19
0.29
0.04
0.16
0.21
1.4
1.7
1.6
1.9
1.5
2.6
2.2
1.62
1.02
0.83
0.19
0.04
0.16
0.39
3.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
8.0
6.5
13.6
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 5. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and the relative standard error:
private industry workers, by major occupational group and bargaining unit status, March 2017 — Continued
(Relative standard error in percent)
Occupational group
Compensation
component
Natural
resources,
construction,
and
maintenance
Cost
Total compensation .................................................. $35.19
Bargaining unit status
Production,
transportation,
and
material
moving
Union
Nonunion
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
1.8
$27.71
1.8
$48.94
5.1
$31.58
1.5
Wages and salaries ..............................................
23.81
1.4
18.40
1.8
29.34
5.3
22.44
1.1
Total benefits ........................................................
11.37
2.7
9.31
2.3
19.60
5.1
9.13
2.9
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
1.80
0.93
0.59
0.18
0.10
2.6
3.0
2.4
4.4
7.8
1.65
0.84
0.55
0.19
0.07
3.1
3.3
2.7
7.1
5.5
3.51
1.77
1.04
0.52
0.18
8.7
7.4
9.2
14.5
7.4
2.18
1.13
0.66
0.26
0.13
2.2
2.5
2.1
2.4
2.9
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium1 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
1.05
0.71
0.04
0.30
3.6
3.1
8.8
7.2
1.00
0.57
0.08
0.35
2.7
3.3
5.4
5.6
1.44
0.85
0.19
0.40
5.3
7.3
8.3
7.7
1.15
0.21
0.05
0.89
18.4
2.2
4.7
23.8
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
3.16
0.04
3.00
0.09
0.03
3.3
5.2
3.4
5.6
7.5
2.88
0.04
2.72
0.06
0.06
2.7
5.6
2.7
4.3
7.4
6.46
0.08
6.09
0.17
0.12
2.9
5.4
2.9
4.6
7.5
2.28
0.04
2.16
0.05
0.04
1.6
4.3
1.6
2.9
3.7
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
1.92
1.25
0.67
6.7
8.0
5.6
1.19
0.64
0.55
5.3
6.9
7.9
4.46
3.18
1.28
11.2
8.9
18.9
1.03
0.34
0.69
4.5
9.6
2.7
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security4 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
3.44
2.02
1.64
0.38
0.03
0.25
1.14
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.5
3.8
4.2
2.8
2.59
1.56
1.26
0.30
0.03
0.18
0.82
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.8
1.9
3.2
2.4
3.73
2.43
1.94
0.50
0.03
0.24
1.03
2.3
3.0
2.6
5.4
4.4
5.6
3.5
2.49
1.87
1.50
0.37
0.03
0.17
0.41
1.0
1.1
1.0
1.7
2.7
2.0
3.5
1
2
3
4
Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work schedule.
Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
Relative standard error is suppressed because cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
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Table 6. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and the relative standard error: private industry workers, by major
industry group, March 2017
(Relative standard error in percent)
Goods-producing1
Compensation
component
All goodsproducing1
Cost
Total compensation .................................................. $39.42
Construction
Service-providing2
Manufacturing
All
serviceproviding2
Trade,
transportation,
and
utilities
Information
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
2.2
$38.73
2.8
$39.66
3.0
$31.83
1.9
$27.44
2.2
$54.36
3.9
Wages and salaries ..............................................
26.22
1.9
26.96
2.7
25.87
2.7
22.41
1.4
19.31
1.9
35.71
3.9
Total benefits ........................................................
13.20
2.9
11.77
3.6
13.79
3.8
9.42
3.4
8.14
3.0
18.64
4.0
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
2.57
1.32
0.89
0.26
0.10
4.1
4.2
3.8
6.8
6.2
1.70
0.89
0.59
0.13
0.09
5.4
5.4
4.8
9.7
16.1
3.00
1.53
1.04
0.32
0.11
4.9
4.8
4.5
7.7
7.0
2.24
1.16
0.65
0.29
0.14
2.9
3.0
2.9
3.8
3.0
1.73
0.91
0.50
0.22
0.09
3.5
3.6
3.0
5.9
4.5
5.00
2.60
1.28
0.55
0.56
5.3
5.8
4.8
5.9
9.1
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium3 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
1.48
0.58
0.08
0.82
5.6
2.4
5.5
10.3
1.04
0.62
0.02
0.40
5.6
5.2
18.8
12.1
1.65
0.55
0.12
0.98
6.7
2.5
5.9
11.4
1.11
0.20
0.06
0.85
20.7
4.3
4.1
27.1
0.71
0.28
0.02
0.41
5.9
4.8
7.4
8.8
2.36
0.25
0.03
2.07
5.5
12.9
22.0
6.7
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
3.68
0.06
3.49
0.08
0.06
2.1
7.1
2.1
3.6
5.0
3.03
0.04
2.91
0.05
0.04
4.5
5.5
4.5
12.8
9.5
3.99
0.07
3.77
0.09
0.06
2.1
6.9
2.1
3.2
5.4
2.45
0.04
2.30
0.06
0.05
2.2
4.3
2.2
3.6
4.3
2.28
0.03
2.15
0.04
0.05
3.1
3.4
3.1
5.9
7.5
5.29
0.07
4.87
0.25
0.09
2.9
7.0
2.9
4.9
6.7
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
2.17
1.18
0.99
8.5
12.0
5.3
2.09
1.29
0.80
8.0
9.9
7.3
2.16
1.09
1.07
12.1
18.0
7.5
1.17
0.47
0.70
6.4
9.4
4.8
1.09
0.51
0.57
5.4
6.8
6.6
2.43
0.91
1.51
7.8
15.1
5.4
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security6 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
3.30
2.22
1.79
0.43
0.03
0.23
0.81
1.2
1.7
1.6
2.1
2.5
2.4
2.5
3.90
2.23
1.80
0.43
0.03
0.33
1.31
2.1
2.5
2.5
2.7
6.3
4.1
3.7
3.00
2.22
1.78
0.44
0.03
0.19
0.56
1.9
2.3
2.2
2.8
5.5
2.7
3.3
2.45
1.86
1.49
0.37
0.04
0.17
0.39
1.2
1.3
1.2
2.0
3.0
2.4
4.5
2.32
1.60
1.28
0.31
0.04
0.15
0.54
1.8
1.8
1.7
2.1
2.2
3.1
2.9
3.58
3.07
2.46
0.62
0.03
0.17
0.30
3.3
3.6
3.5
3.9
5.7
5.9
5.8
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 6. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and the relative standard error: private industry
workers, by major industry group, March 2017 — Continued
(Relative standard error in percent)
Service-providing2
Compensation
component
Financial activities
Cost
Total compensation .................................................. $46.80
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other services
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
4.4
$40.46
4.7
$35.00
4.3
$14.14
2.3
$26.71
5.7
Wages and salaries ..............................................
30.62
2.3
28.78
2.9
24.59
3.5
11.16
2.1
19.36
4.2
Total benefits ........................................................
16.18
9.0
11.68
9.8
10.42
6.3
2.98
4.0
7.34
11.4
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
3.97
2.05
1.14
0.52
0.25
3.5
4.3
3.2
3.2
3.7
2.91
1.54
0.87
0.32
0.17
4.9
6.0
4.6
6.2
7.4
2.74
1.36
0.80
0.41
0.17
6.8
6.3
7.4
9.5
5.6
0.41
0.22
0.12
0.05
0.03
8.6
9.3
9.6
8.7
19.6
1.62
0.75
0.55
0.20
0.11
11.0
11.4
12.5
10.9
17.5
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium3 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
3.51
0.19
(4)
3.30
39.6
5.9
(5)
42.1
2.00
0.22
(4)
1.78
51.1
12.4
(5)
57.9
0.64
0.19
0.19
0.27
5.7
4.7
3.9
11.7
0.14
0.07
(4)
0.06
8.2
6.4
(5)
15.2
0.36
0.15
0.02
0.20
15.3
12.2
56.4
26.8
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
3.90
0.06
3.64
0.13
0.06
2.2
5.5
2.2
4.3
2.3
2.50
0.05
2.32
0.06
0.06
3.4
12.0
3.3
8.4
10.1
3.03
0.04
2.88
0.05
0.05
5.3
8.6
5.2
11.3
10.3
0.74
(4)
0.71
(4)
(4)
8.4
(5)
8.4
(5)
(5)
2.01
0.04
1.92
0.03
0.02
15.9
22.0
16.1
16.5
21.6
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
1.86
0.58
1.27
5.3
12.0
3.8
1.28
0.54
0.74
8.7
15.9
8.0
1.47
0.52
0.95
19.3
31.1
13.5
0.19
0.09
0.10
15.4
25.9
12.7
1.11
0.61
0.49
26.1
41.8
18.4
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security6 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
2.95
2.53
1.99
0.55
0.03
0.17
0.22
1.7
1.9
1.5
5.3
3.5
3.4
5.7
2.99
2.34
1.85
0.48
0.03
0.21
0.41
2.9
2.4
2.2
5.3
3.1
4.4
18.6
2.54
2.04
1.64
0.40
0.03
0.16
0.31
2.2
2.5
2.3
3.8
6.0
6.7
3.7
1.50
0.99
0.80
0.19
0.05
0.15
0.31
2.4
2.2
2.2
2.2
9.4
8.8
4.2
2.24
1.60
1.29
0.31
0.03
0.16
0.44
3.8
4.5
4.5
4.6
5.2
7.5
9.8
1 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded.
2 Includes utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and
leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational services; health
care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services, except public administration.
3 Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work schedule.
4 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
5 Relative standard error is suppressed because cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
6 Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
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Table 7. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and the relative standard error: private industry
workers, by census region and division, March 2017
(Relative standard error in percent)
Census region and division1
Northeast
Compensation
component
Northeast divisions
New England
Cost
Total compensation .................................................. $41.19
Relative
standard
error
South
South divisions
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Cost
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
4.7
$40.10
5.2
$41.55
5.6
$29.84
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
2.0
$31.04
2.4
Wages and salaries ..............................................
27.47
3.2
28.23
5.2
27.21
3.6
21.18
1.8
21.88
2.2
Total benefits ........................................................
13.72
8.4
11.87
5.5
14.34
10.1
8.66
2.8
9.16
3.3
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
3.06
1.56
0.90
0.41
0.19
5.8
5.3
6.3
9.2
5.1
2.97
1.55
0.88
0.37
0.18
6.8
7.4
6.3
6.9
9.4
3.10
1.56
0.91
0.43
0.20
6.6
5.8
7.5
11.2
5.7
2.04
1.04
0.63
0.24
0.14
4.2
4.8
3.9
4.8
5.1
2.23
1.14
0.66
0.27
0.16
4.5
5.8
3.3
6.1
4.5
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium2 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
2.51
0.25
0.08
2.18
39.6
4.0
6.3
46.1
1.13
0.26
0.11
0.77
11.2
7.5
7.8
17.8
2.97
0.25
0.07
2.65
44.2
4.9
9.2
50.0
0.87
0.29
0.06
0.52
3.3
5.0
5.1
4.6
0.83
0.24
0.08
0.51
3.4
5.5
5.8
4.9
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
3.34
0.05
3.14
0.10
0.06
3.8
5.7
3.7
5.6
8.6
3.25
0.04
3.06
0.09
0.06
7.5
6.0
7.3
13.1
22.9
3.37
0.05
3.16
0.10
0.06
3.8
6.6
3.8
4.9
7.5
2.32
0.05
2.17
0.05
0.04
2.9
7.5
2.8
5.0
6.5
2.47
0.05
2.31
0.06
0.05
3.4
11.6
3.3
5.1
8.7
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
1.71
0.77
0.94
16.5
20.8
13.4
1.55
0.60
0.96
6.0
17.5
6.5
1.76
0.83
0.93
20.2
24.2
17.0
1.16
0.52
0.65
5.9
8.7
5.2
1.29
0.59
0.71
7.7
10.8
7.0
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security3 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
3.10
2.24
1.76
0.48
0.02
0.29
0.55
1.7
2.0
1.4
5.3
1.8
3.8
4.7
2.96
2.28
1.82
0.47
0.02
0.26
0.40
3.5
4.1
3.8
5.5
3.6
1.8
4.3
3.15
2.22
1.74
0.48
0.02
0.30
0.60
1.6
2.1
1.2
6.4
2.4
4.9
5.7
2.27
1.78
1.43
0.35
0.02
0.10
0.36
1.6
1.9
1.9
2.0
1.5
3.3
2.4
2.33
1.84
1.48
0.36
0.03
0.11
0.36
1.7
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.7
5.6
3.6
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 7. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and the relative standard error: private industry
workers, by census region and division, March 2017 — Continued
(Relative standard error in percent)
Census region and division1
South divisions
Compensation
component
East South
Central
Cost
Total compensation .................................................. $25.42
Midwest
West South
Central
Midwest divisions
East North Central
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
8.4
$30.07
2.8
$30.51
Relative
standard
error
West North
Central
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
3.1
$30.80
4.1
$29.86
3.7
Wages and salaries ..............................................
18.04
6.9
21.60
2.8
21.26
2.7
21.39
3.8
20.97
2.7
Total benefits ........................................................
7.38
12.1
8.47
4.0
9.25
3.9
9.41
4.9
8.90
6.4
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
1.66
0.84
0.55
0.19
0.09
16.2
15.4
18.8
16.2
15.6
1.92
0.96
0.62
0.22
0.12
7.9
8.9
6.7
7.7
13.5
2.09
1.14
0.62
0.22
0.11
5.5
6.1
4.5
6.9
5.4
2.12
1.16
0.63
0.22
0.11
6.7
7.6
5.7
8.5
4.6
2.02
1.10
0.58
0.22
0.12
9.2
10.0
7.0
12.0
14.1
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium2 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
0.65
0.30
0.04
0.31
10.6
2.3
23.8
19.8
1.05
0.36
0.05
0.64
6.4
11.0
12.2
8.5
0.85
0.27
0.06
0.51
5.7
7.2
7.6
9.8
0.88
0.29
0.06
0.53
6.8
9.4
10.1
12.6
0.78
0.23
0.07
0.48
10.3
8.6
10.6
12.9
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
2.24
0.04
2.12
0.04
0.04
11.1
5.9
10.9
14.6
25.0
2.10
0.04
1.97
0.04
0.04
4.5
10.7
4.4
13.1
7.1
2.66
0.04
2.51
0.06
0.05
3.8
4.4
3.7
5.2
6.9
2.75
0.04
2.59
0.07
0.05
4.3
5.1
4.2
5.7
9.4
2.47
0.04
2.33
0.06
0.05
7.6
8.3
7.6
11.4
6.5
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
0.86
0.36
0.50
23.2
36.1
15.6
1.10
0.48
0.62
7.9
13.2
8.1
1.22
0.48
0.74
6.0
9.9
4.6
1.22
0.53
0.68
7.9
11.7
5.4
1.22
0.35
0.87
8.1
17.0
8.7
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security3 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
1.98
1.53
1.24
0.29
0.02
0.08
0.34
6.9
7.3
7.2
7.6
1.1
6.5
6.3
2.31
1.80
1.45
0.35
0.02
0.11
0.37
2.5
2.6
2.5
2.8
1.6
3.0
3.8
2.43
1.82
1.47
0.35
0.03
0.17
0.41
2.2
2.7
2.6
2.9
2.6
3.7
3.6
2.44
1.82
1.47
0.35
0.03
0.19
0.41
3.0
3.6
3.6
3.9
1.8
4.4
5.1
2.40
1.81
1.46
0.35
0.03
0.15
0.42
1.9
3.1
3.1
3.1
7.3
7.0
2.7
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 7. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and the relative
standard error: private industry workers, by census region and division, March 2017 —
Continued
(Relative standard error in percent)
Census region and division1
West
Compensation
component
West divisions
Mountain
Cost
Total compensation .................................................. $34.35
Relative
standard
error
Pacific
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
2.5
$29.36
2.8
$36.78
3.3
Wages and salaries ..............................................
24.27
1.9
21.22
2.6
25.75
2.4
Total benefits ........................................................
10.08
4.2
8.13
3.7
11.02
5.5
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
2.29
1.16
0.71
0.31
0.11
4.4
4.1
5.0
4.9
6.2
1.83
0.95
0.54
0.23
0.11
2.6
3.0
3.6
6.2
10.2
2.51
1.26
0.80
0.35
0.11
5.8
5.5
6.6
6.1
7.7
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium2 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
0.88
0.23
0.03
0.61
9.1
4.8
9.2
12.5
0.77
0.22
0.03
0.52
10.2
5.9
10.1
14.9
0.93
0.23
0.03
0.66
12.1
6.4
12.8
16.4
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
2.61
0.04
2.49
0.04
0.04
4.3
9.2
4.3
8.1
6.6
2.14
0.04
2.02
0.04
0.04
5.4
23.2
5.1
12.0
7.7
2.84
0.04
2.72
0.03
0.04
5.6
7.5
5.6
10.8
9.2
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
1.43
0.68
0.75
12.1
19.0
6.7
1.04
0.32
0.72
7.3
10.3
7.2
1.62
0.86
0.76
15.7
22.2
9.2
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security3 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
2.87
2.00
1.60
0.40
0.07
0.21
0.60
2.0
1.9
1.9
2.2
5.4
3.6
8.4
2.35
1.79
1.44
0.34
0.03
0.15
0.39
2.2
2.5
2.5
2.6
1.8
5.8
1.9
3.13
2.10
1.68
0.42
0.09
0.23
0.70
2.3
2.5
2.4
2.8
5.9
4.3
10.2
1 The Census divisions are defined as follows: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South
Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and
West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central:
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin;
West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain:
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California,
Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
2 Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work
schedule.
3 Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
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Table 8. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and the relative standard error: private industry workers, by
establishment employment size, March 2017
(Relative standard error in percent)
1-99 workers
Compensation
component
1-99 workers
Cost
Total compensation .................................................. $28.16
1-49 workers
100 workers or more
50-99 workers
100 workers or
more
100-499 workers
500 workers or
more
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Cost
Relative
standard
error
3.2
$27.34
3.5
$30.57
7.4
$39.05
1.6
$32.74
2.3
$48.70
2.4
Wages and salaries ..............................................
20.38
2.3
20.07
2.4
21.32
5.9
26.26
1.5
22.66
2.2
31.75
2.3
Total benefits ........................................................
7.77
6.1
7.28
7.1
9.25
11.9
12.79
2.0
10.07
2.7
16.95
2.9
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
1.65
0.84
0.52
0.20
0.09
4.7
4.8
4.4
6.8
5.5
1.55
0.79
0.50
0.19
0.08
4.6
5.1
3.8
5.2
6.3
1.96
1.01
0.60
0.25
0.10
11.5
10.8
11.8
18.8
8.6
3.07
1.60
0.90
0.38
0.19
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.8
3.4
2.34
1.22
0.71
0.26
0.15
3.5
3.8
3.7
3.8
4.5
4.20
2.17
1.20
0.57
0.26
3.2
3.4
3.2
3.8
5.9
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium1 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
1.03
0.20
(2)
0.83
34.9
5.1
(3)
43.9
0.95
0.18
(2)
0.76
43.8
6.7
(3)
54.9
1.29
0.24
0.03
1.01
53.4
6.6
13.6
68.0
1.34
0.35
0.12
0.87
3.5
2.5
4.2
5.3
0.94
0.32
0.06
0.56
4.0
3.4
7.9
6.0
1.94
0.38
0.19
1.36
5.8
5.3
5.8
7.8
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
1.89
0.03
1.80
0.03
0.03
2.7
8.8
2.6
5.6
6.2
1.74
0.03
1.65
0.03
0.03
3.3
12.3
3.3
7.0
7.7
2.34
0.04
2.21
0.04
0.04
6.8
7.7
6.7
10.1
10.8
3.57
0.06
3.35
0.09
0.07
1.9
3.9
1.9
3.0
3.7
2.87
0.05
2.70
0.07
0.05
2.6
6.0
2.6
5.3
6.0
4.64
0.07
4.35
0.12
0.10
2.6
5.2
2.7
3.7
4.4
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
0.83
0.32
0.50
11.7
16.2
9.5
0.68
0.24
0.44
6.7
11.3
6.4
1.26
0.56
0.70
28.5
34.0
24.7
1.95
0.91
1.04
4.6
7.1
3.1
1.34
0.59
0.75
5.4
9.2
4.6
2.87
1.40
1.47
6.5
9.6
4.1
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security4 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
2.37
1.67
1.34
0.34
0.04
0.18
0.48
1.6
1.8
1.5
3.4
4.4
2.8
4.6
2.36
1.65
1.32
0.33
0.04
0.18
0.48
2.0
2.1
1.8
3.9
5.0
3.4
6.1
2.41
1.73
1.37
0.36
0.03
0.17
0.48
2.9
3.9
3.3
7.3
5.0
5.4
4.4
2.87
2.22
1.78
0.44
0.03
0.17
0.44
1.2
1.4
1.4
1.6
2.2
2.8
2.4
2.58
1.91
1.53
0.37
0.03
0.19
0.45
1.8
2.1
2.1
2.3
3.1
3.7
2.5
3.31
2.70
2.16
0.54
0.03
0.15
0.43
1.8
2.1
2.0
2.4
3.1
3.0
4.4
1
2
3
4
Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work schedule.
Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
Relative standard error is suppressed because cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
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Table 9. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and the relative standard error: private industry workers,
goods-producing and service-providing industries, by occupational group, March 2017
(Relative standard error in percent)
Benefit costs
Series
Total
compensation
Wages
and
salaries
Total
Paid
leave
Supplemental
pay
Insurance
Retirement
and
savings
Legally
required
benefits
Cost per hour worked
All workers in private industry ....................................................
$33.11
$23.06
$10.06
$2.30
$1.17
$2.65
$1.34
$2.60
Management, professional, and related .............................
Management, business, and financial ............................
Professional and related .................................................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Sales and related ............................................................
Office and administrative support ...................................
Service ................................................................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ............
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry1
Installation, maintenance, and repair ..............................
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
Production ......................................................................
Transportation and material moving ...............................
58.62
70.84
52.35
24.55
24.04
24.90
15.38
35.19
36.82
33.69
27.71
26.91
28.50
40.26
47.46
36.57
17.58
18.02
17.28
11.75
23.81
24.73
22.98
18.40
18.02
18.77
18.36
23.38
15.78
6.97
6.01
7.62
3.63
11.37
12.09
10.72
9.31
8.89
9.72
4.97
6.29
4.29
1.58
1.39
1.71
0.58
1.80
1.41
2.14
1.65
1.62
1.67
2.61
5.04
1.36
0.62
0.63
0.62
0.25
1.05
1.02
1.09
1.00
1.13
0.87
4.22
4.63
4.02
2.17
1.53
2.60
0.93
3.16
3.16
3.17
2.88
2.85
2.92
2.73
3.09
2.55
0.71
0.60
0.79
0.26
1.92
2.50
1.39
1.19
0.91
1.46
3.83
4.34
3.57
1.89
1.87
1.90
1.62
3.44
4.00
2.92
2.59
2.38
2.81
All workers, goods-producing industries2 .........................
39.42
26.22
13.20
2.57
1.48
3.68
2.17
3.30
Management, professional, and related .............................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ............
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
70.55
33.58
37.33
28.70
47.21
23.20
24.86
18.71
23.34
10.38
12.48
9.99
6.10
2.36
1.56
1.74
2.52
1.02
1.21
1.31
5.24
3.20
3.41
3.34
4.88
1.18
2.45
1.04
4.60
2.61
3.85
2.56
All workers, service-providing industries3 ........................
31.83
22.41
9.42
2.24
1.11
2.45
1.17
2.45
Management, professional, and related .............................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Service ................................................................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ............
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
57.00
23.95
15.35
32.51
26.97
39.32
17.21
11.73
22.51
18.17
17.68
6.75
3.61
9.99
8.80
4.81
1.53
0.57
2.08
1.58
2.62
0.60
0.24
0.86
0.76
4.08
2.10
0.93
2.85
2.54
2.44
0.68
0.25
1.26
1.30
3.72
1.84
1.61
2.93
2.62
Relative standard error
All workers in private industry ....................................................
1.6
1.2
2.7
2.5
16.3
1.8
5.4
1.0
Management, professional, and related .............................
Management, business, and financial ............................
Professional and related .................................................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Sales and related ............................................................
Office and administrative support ...................................
Service ................................................................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ............
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry1
Installation, maintenance, and repair ..............................
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
Production ......................................................................
Transportation and material moving ...............................
2.9
5.1
3.0
2.0
4.3
1.3
1.6
1.8
2.8
1.9
1.8
1.9
4.1
2.0
2.9
2.5
1.8
4.1
1.0
1.6
1.4
2.2
1.5
1.8
1.5
3.9
5.1
9.9
4.3
2.6
5.2
2.3
2.5
2.7
4.3
2.9
2.3
3.0
4.8
3.2
3.1
4.5
3.3
7.6
2.3
5.3
2.6
5.5
3.1
3.1
3.5
6.7
27.4
41.6
6.8
3.8
5.2
5.1
4.9
3.6
6.4
4.3
2.7
4.2
4.8
2.2
1.6
3.2
3.1
5.4
3.2
5.5
3.3
5.5
3.6
2.7
4.1
5.2
8.6
5.9
12.3
5.7
11.4
5.3
7.4
6.7
9.2
6.9
5.3
7.1
8.5
1.3
1.8
1.6
1.4
3.2
1.1
3.7
1.4
1.9
1.7
1.5
1.3
3.1
All workers, goods-producing industries2 .........................
2.2
1.9
2.9
4.1
5.6
2.1
8.5
1.2
Management, professional, and related .............................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ............
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
3.3
5.7
2.7
1.3
2.8
5.6
2.2
1.0
5.6
6.5
4.0
2.2
5.0
10.6
4.0
2.6
14.7
8.7
4.6
3.7
3.0
5.2
5.1
3.0
16.9
12.3
8.1
5.6
2.2
4.2
2.3
1.1
All workers, service-providing industries3 ........................
1.9
1.4
3.4
2.9
20.7
2.2
6.4
1.2
Management, professional, and related .............................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Service ................................................................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ............
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
3.3
2.0
1.6
2.3
3.3
2.3
1.8
1.6
1.9
3.2
5.8
2.8
2.5
3.6
3.9
3.6
3.4
5.4
3.8
5.4
30.9
4.0
5.0
5.6
4.6
2.5
3.4
5.5
4.1
4.3
9.4
6.1
7.5
8.2
7.7
1.5
1.5
3.7
4.5
2.5
1 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations were combined with construction and extraction occupational group as of December 2006.
2 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded.
3 Includes utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing;
professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and
social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services, except public administration.
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Table 10. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and the relative standard error: private industry
workers, by industry group, March 2017
(Relative standard error in percent)
Benefit costs
Series
Total
compensation
Wages
and
salaries
Total
Paid
leave
Supplemental
pay
Insurance
Retirement
and
savings
Legally
required
benefits
Cost per hour worked
All workers, goods-producing industries1 .........................
$39.42
$26.22
$13.20
$2.57
$1.48
$3.68
$2.17
$3.30
Construction .......................................................................
Manufacturing .....................................................................
Aircraft manufacturing2 ...................................................
38.73
39.66
71.69
26.96
25.87
43.38
11.77
13.79
28.31
1.70
3.00
6.44
1.04
1.65
4.22
3.03
3.99
7.56
2.09
2.16
5.62
3.90
3.00
4.47
All workers, service-providing industries3 ........................
31.83
22.41
9.42
2.24
1.11
2.45
1.17
2.45
Trade, transportation, and utilities ......................................
Wholesale trade ..............................................................
Retail trade .....................................................................
Transportation and warehousing ....................................
Utilities ............................................................................
Information ..........................................................................
Financial activities ..............................................................
Finance and insurance ...................................................
Credit intermediation and related activities .................
Insurance carriers and related activities .....................
Real estate and rental and leasing .................................
Professional and business services ...................................
Professional and technical services ...............................
Administrative and waste services .................................
Education and health services ............................................
Educational services .......................................................
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities .................
Health care and social assistance ..................................
Leisure and hospitality ........................................................
Accommodation and food services .................................
Other services ....................................................................
27.44
36.48
18.95
39.87
61.76
54.36
46.80
52.16
41.65
47.76
30.16
40.46
51.14
22.98
35.00
44.31
54.27
33.46
14.14
12.56
26.71
19.31
25.79
14.35
25.58
36.98
35.71
30.62
33.59
27.87
31.65
21.40
28.78
36.74
17.66
24.59
32.05
38.08
23.35
11.16
10.05
19.36
8.14
10.69
4.60
14.29
24.78
18.64
16.18
18.57
13.78
16.11
8.76
11.68
14.40
5.32
10.42
12.26
16.19
10.11
2.98
2.50
7.34
1.73
2.64
0.91
2.86
5.34
5.00
3.97
4.60
3.70
4.21
2.02
2.91
4.29
0.98
2.74
3.17
4.48
2.67
0.41
0.30
1.62
0.71
1.06
0.37
1.19
2.50
2.36
3.51
4.32
1.78
2.18
0.98
2.00
1.34
0.52
0.64
0.23
0.33
0.71
0.14
0.12
0.36
2.28
2.97
1.26
4.18
6.32
5.29
3.90
4.32
3.86
4.36
2.57
2.50
3.49
1.18
3.03
3.64
4.85
2.93
0.74
0.60
2.01
1.09
1.18
0.40
2.47
6.28
2.43
1.86
2.23
1.76
2.33
0.69
1.28
1.77
0.37
1.47
2.11
2.99
1.36
0.19
0.12
1.11
2.32
2.83
1.65
3.59
4.34
3.58
2.95
3.10
2.68
3.03
2.50
2.99
3.51
2.27
2.54
3.10
3.55
2.45
1.50
1.36
2.24
Relative standard error
All workers, goods-producing industries1 .........................
2.2
1.9
2.9
4.1
5.6
2.1
8.5
1.2
Construction .......................................................................
Manufacturing .....................................................................
Aircraft manufacturing2 ...................................................
2.8
3.0
1.3
2.7
2.7
1.4
3.6
3.8
1.2
5.4
4.9
2.1
5.6
6.7
1.9
4.5
2.1
1.6
8.0
12.1
2.0
2.1
1.9
1.0
All workers, service-providing industries3 ........................
1.9
1.4
3.4
2.9
20.7
2.2
6.4
1.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities ......................................
Wholesale trade ..............................................................
Retail trade .....................................................................
Transportation and warehousing ....................................
Utilities ............................................................................
Information ..........................................................................
Financial activities ..............................................................
Finance and insurance ...................................................
Credit intermediation and related activities .................
Insurance carriers and related activities .....................
Real estate and rental and leasing .................................
Professional and business services ...................................
Professional and technical services ...............................
Administrative and waste services .................................
Education and health services ............................................
Educational services .......................................................
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities .................
Health care and social assistance ..................................
Leisure and hospitality ........................................................
Accommodation and food services .................................
Other services ....................................................................
2.2
3.9
1.6
5.0
4.0
3.9
4.4
5.5
1.8
2.5
7.4
4.7
3.9
5.3
4.3
3.2
1.7
5.1
2.3
1.9
5.7
1.9
4.0
1.5
5.1
3.5
3.9
2.3
2.8
1.8
2.6
6.3
2.9
3.6
5.1
3.5
2.8
1.7
4.2
2.1
1.7
4.2
3.0
4.0
2.4
5.4
5.0
4.0
9.0
10.9
2.1
2.8
10.3
9.8
5.1
7.6
6.3
4.7
2.2
7.2
4.0
3.9
11.4
3.5
4.8
3.7
7.3
4.4
5.3
3.5
4.1
2.4
3.1
13.1
4.9
5.9
10.4
6.8
6.9
3.1
7.6
8.6
9.3
11.0
5.9
11.0
4.3
8.2
16.7
5.5
39.6
41.8
7.5
7.0
17.3
51.1
10.4
17.0
5.7
12.5
9.9
6.1
8.2
8.5
15.3
3.1
4.0
3.7
5.7
4.1
2.9
2.2
1.3
1.6
2.5
11.0
3.4
4.5
11.5
5.3
5.0
2.7
6.1
8.4
8.6
15.9
5.4
7.6
5.1
9.7
5.9
7.8
5.3
4.0
3.8
5.6
30.1
8.7
12.5
23.5
19.3
7.7
3.9
23.4
15.4
13.0
26.1
1.8
2.7
1.1
3.7
3.3
3.3
1.7
2.0
1.4
2.1
5.5
2.9
2.9
6.7
2.2
3.0
1.5
2.6
2.4
2.6
3.8
1 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded.
2 Data are available beginning with December 2006.
3 Includes utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing;
professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and
social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services, except public administration.
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Table 11. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and the relative standard error: private industry
workers, by occupational group and full-time and part-time status, March 2017
(Relative standard error in percent)
Benefit costs
Series
Total
compensation
Wages
and
salaries
Total
Paid
leave
Supplemental
pay
Insurance
Retirement
and
savings
Legally
required
benefits
Cost per hour worked
All full-time workers in private industry .................................
$38.96
$26.50
$12.46
$2.96
$1.52
$3.38
$1.69
$2.90
Management, professional, and related .............................
Management, business, and financial ............................
Professional and related .................................................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Sales and related ............................................................
Office and administrative support ...................................
Service ................................................................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ............
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry1
Installation, maintenance, and repair ..............................
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
Production ......................................................................
Transportation and material moving ...............................
61.17
71.37
54.92
29.32
34.33
27.10
18.97
36.00
37.67
34.49
29.86
28.05
32.03
41.48
47.70
37.66
20.40
24.89
18.41
13.56
24.19
25.12
23.34
19.64
18.57
20.91
19.69
23.67
17.25
8.92
9.44
8.69
5.40
11.81
12.54
11.15
10.22
9.48
11.11
5.39
6.37
4.78
2.14
2.43
2.01
1.06
1.89
1.49
2.25
1.89
1.75
2.06
2.88
5.13
1.50
0.83
1.05
0.73
0.41
1.11
1.08
1.13
1.14
1.21
1.06
4.58
4.68
4.52
2.88
2.50
3.04
1.70
3.33
3.31
3.34
3.23
3.10
3.40
2.94
3.14
2.83
0.94
1.02
0.91
0.45
2.00
2.60
1.46
1.26
0.99
1.58
3.90
4.35
3.63
2.13
2.44
1.99
1.78
3.49
4.06
2.97
2.69
2.43
3.01
All part-time workers in private industry ................................
17.23
13.69
3.54
0.50
0.23
0.68
0.37
1.76
Management, professional, and related .............................
Professional and related .................................................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Sales and related ............................................................
Office and administrative support ...................................
Service ................................................................................
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
Transportation and material moving ...............................
40.69
40.51
14.29
12.89
16.49
12.36
17.52
18.37
31.72
31.52
11.52
10.59
12.97
10.23
12.54
12.63
8.97
8.98
2.78
2.31
3.52
2.14
4.98
5.74
2.00
2.00
0.37
0.26
0.54
0.17
0.49
0.56
0.70
0.70
0.18
0.17
0.19
0.11
0.30
0.33
1.71
1.71
0.64
0.47
0.91
0.29
1.21
1.52
1.25
1.29
0.22
0.15
0.33
0.09
0.84
1.09
3.31
3.29
1.36
1.25
1.55
1.47
2.14
2.23
Relative standard error
All full-time workers in private industry .................................
1.7
1.3
2.9
2.0
17.5
1.3
5.0
1.1
Management, professional, and related .............................
Management, business, and financial ............................
Professional and related .................................................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Sales and related ............................................................
Office and administrative support ...................................
Service ................................................................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ............
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry1
Installation, maintenance, and repair ..............................
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
Production ......................................................................
Transportation and material moving ...............................
2.9
5.2
2.8
2.0
4.8
1.2
1.8
1.9
2.9
1.9
2.0
1.8
4.7
2.0
3.0
2.4
2.0
5.0
1.0
1.7
1.5
2.4
1.6
2.0
1.5
4.6
5.1
10.0
3.6
2.2
4.9
1.8
3.1
2.8
4.4
2.8
2.3
2.7
4.9
2.5
3.1
3.2
2.9
7.0
1.8
4.4
2.6
5.6
3.0
3.1
3.2
6.9
28.3
41.7
7.3
4.0
5.7
5.2
5.1
3.6
6.2
4.0
2.9
4.3
5.2
1.6
1.5
2.4
1.9
3.7
2.2
5.5
3.4
5.7
3.4
2.5
3.7
4.9
7.8
5.9
11.3
5.4
11.6
4.9
7.7
6.8
9.5
6.9
5.2
6.9
8.4
1.3
1.9
1.5
1.6
3.9
1.2
4.6
1.5
2.0
1.6
1.5
1.2
3.2
All part-time workers in private industry ................................
2.4
2.1
4.4
9.7
8.0
7.7
12.1
2.2
Management, professional, and related .............................
Professional and related .................................................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Sales and related ............................................................
Office and administrative support ...................................
Service ................................................................................
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
Transportation and material moving ...............................
6.0
6.3
1.3
0.9
2.1
2.6
3.8
5.2
5.0
5.3
1.0
0.8
1.7
2.6
2.6
3.3
10.5
11.1
3.7
3.5
5.4
3.8
8.4
10.5
18.5
19.4
5.4
6.8
7.0
12.3
13.2
16.7
15.2
17.0
8.1
9.5
11.9
11.5
10.6
11.4
12.7
13.5
10.6
11.3
14.1
14.2
14.8
16.9
23.5
24.0
8.8
9.5
10.5
10.9
17.6
19.6
4.3
4.5
1.3
1.3
2.3
3.6
3.5
4.6
1 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations were combined with construction and extraction occupational group as of December 2006.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
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Table 12. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and the relative standard error: private
industry workers, by industry group and full-time and part-time status, March 2017
(Relative standard error in percent)
Benefit costs
Series
Total
compensation
Wages
and
salaries
Total
Paid
leave
Supplemental
pay
Insurance
Retirement
and
savings
Legally
required
benefits
Cost per hour worked
All full-time workers in private industry ...........
$38.96
$26.50
$12.46
$2.96
$1.52
$3.38
$1.69
$2.90
Goods-producing1 ............................................
Construction .................................................
Manufacturing ...............................................
40.01
39.79
40.04
26.50
27.50
26.06
13.51
12.29
13.97
2.65
1.81
3.04
1.52
1.09
1.67
3.79
3.21
4.05
2.23
2.22
2.20
3.32
3.95
3.02
Service-providing2 ............................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................
Information ....................................................
Financial activities ........................................
Professional and business services .............
Education and health services ......................
Leisure and hospitality ..................................
Other services ..............................................
38.65
34.61
56.98
49.53
44.34
37.80
19.22
32.03
26.50
23.80
37.25
32.21
30.99
25.87
14.05
22.61
12.15
10.81
19.73
17.31
13.34
11.93
5.17
9.42
3.05
2.49
5.30
4.29
3.44
3.22
1.00
2.31
1.52
1.00
2.50
3.83
2.33
0.72
0.30
0.50
3.26
3.09
5.63
4.15
2.93
3.66
1.70
2.75
1.54
1.46
2.58
1.99
1.49
1.73
0.45
1.32
2.78
2.77
3.72
3.06
3.16
2.59
1.72
2.53
All part-time workers in private industry ..........
17.23
13.69
3.54
0.50
0.23
0.68
0.37
1.76
Service-providing2 ............................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................
Professional and business services .............
Education and health services ......................
Leisure and hospitality ..................................
17.11
14.72
22.05
27.36
11.14
13.59
11.33
18.28
21.08
9.45
3.52
3.39
3.78
6.28
1.69
0.50
0.39
0.39
1.43
0.06
0.22
0.21
0.44
0.42
0.04
0.68
0.84
0.45
1.29
0.17
0.37
0.42
0.29
0.74
0.04
1.74
1.53
2.20
2.41
1.37
Relative standard error
All full-time workers in private industry ...........
1.7
1.3
2.9
2.0
17.5
1.3
5.0
1.1
Goods-producing1 ............................................
Construction .................................................
Manufacturing ...............................................
2.1
2.9
2.9
1.9
2.8
2.6
2.7
3.9
3.7
3.8
5.7
4.8
5.6
6.0
6.7
2.0
4.7
2.0
8.1
8.1
12.0
1.3
2.2
1.9
Service-providing2 ............................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................
Information ....................................................
Financial activities ........................................
Professional and business services .............
Education and health services ......................
Leisure and hospitality ..................................
Other services ..............................................
2.2
2.5
3.7
4.8
5.4
4.0
4.4
5.0
1.6
2.4
3.8
2.5
3.4
3.5
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.0
3.8
9.7
10.7
5.2
6.8
8.8
2.3
3.4
5.3
3.8
4.5
4.8
9.4
9.7
22.4
6.2
5.4
40.2
53.5
6.1
12.2
16.6
1.5
2.7
2.4
2.0
3.2
3.8
9.3
10.7
5.9
5.6
7.4
4.5
8.6
17.9
17.4
21.2
1.3
1.9
3.2
1.8
2.9
2.0
3.9
3.4
All part-time workers in private industry ..........
2.4
2.1
4.4
9.7
8.0
7.7
12.1
2.2
Service-providing2 ............................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................
Professional and business services .............
Education and health services ......................
Leisure and hospitality ..................................
2.4
1.6
10.4
6.0
3.4
2.1
1.0
9.8
4.7
3.3
4.6
4.5
14.0
11.3
4.7
9.9
6.6
15.2
18.5
11.2
8.2
5.6
31.1
9.1
13.2
7.9
9.0
26.0
16.3
16.4
12.3
9.7
40.4
27.4
18.2
2.2
2.3
8.8
4.1
4.5
1 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded.
2 Includes utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental
and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational
services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services, except
public administration.
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Table 13. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and the relative standard error: private
industry workers, by major industry group and establishment employment size and bargaining unit status, March
2017
(Relative standard error in percent)
Benefit costs
Series
Total
compensation
Wages
and
salaries
Total
Paid
leave
Supplemental
pay
Insurance
Retirement
and
savings
Legally
required
benefits
Cost per hour worked
All workers, goods-producing industries1 ...
$39.42
$26.22
$13.20
$2.57
$1.48
$3.68
$2.17
$3.30
1-99 workers .....................................................
1-49 workers .................................................
50-99 workers ...............................................
100 workers or more .........................................
100-499 workers ...........................................
500 workers or more .....................................
33.09
32.15
35.62
44.75
39.15
53.31
23.39
23.11
24.14
28.60
25.62
33.15
9.70
9.05
11.48
16.15
13.53
20.16
1.69
1.54
2.07
3.32
2.66
4.33
0.93
0.86
1.14
1.94
1.44
2.70
2.62
2.30
3.49
4.58
4.14
5.24
1.24
1.14
1.51
2.95
2.06
4.31
3.22
3.20
3.27
3.37
3.24
3.57
Union ................................................................
Nonunion ..........................................................
48.76
37.68
28.30
25.83
20.46
11.85
2.57
2.57
1.88
1.40
6.93
3.08
4.94
1.65
4.14
3.14
All workers, service-providing industries2 ..
31.83
22.41
9.42
2.24
1.11
2.45
1.17
2.45
1-99 workers .....................................................
1-49 workers .................................................
50-99 workers ...............................................
100 workers or more .........................................
100-499 workers ...........................................
500 workers or more .....................................
27.34
26.57
29.67
37.61
31.12
47.54
19.89
19.58
20.81
25.67
21.92
31.40
7.46
6.99
8.86
11.95
9.20
16.14
1.65
1.55
1.94
3.01
2.26
4.16
1.05
0.97
1.31
1.18
0.82
1.74
1.77
1.65
2.13
3.31
2.55
4.49
0.76
0.61
1.22
1.70
1.16
2.51
2.23
2.22
2.26
2.74
2.41
3.24
Union ................................................................
Nonunion ..........................................................
49.02
30.45
29.79
21.82
19.24
8.63
3.91
2.11
1.25
1.10
6.26
2.14
4.26
0.92
3.55
2.37
Relative standard error
All workers, goods-producing industries1 ...
2.2
1.9
2.9
4.1
5.6
2.1
8.5
1.2
1-99 workers .....................................................
1-49 workers .................................................
50-99 workers ...............................................
100 workers or more .........................................
100-499 workers ...........................................
500 workers or more .....................................
2.2
2.7
3.7
2.9
2.7
4.8
2.2
2.8
3.4
2.7
2.4
4.5
2.6
3.0
4.9
3.5
3.3
5.8
4.4
5.7
6.5
4.7
4.5
6.8
5.6
6.6
8.0
6.5
5.0
10.6
3.9
3.9
7.0
2.4
3.8
2.6
8.1
11.2
11.7
11.2
9.0
17.3
1.6
1.7
2.8
1.6
2.0
3.2
Union ................................................................
Nonunion ..........................................................
2.5
2.6
2.4
2.3
2.8
3.8
4.6
4.7
5.1
7.0
2.5
2.2
5.2
12.5
3.0
1.4
All workers, service-providing industries2 ..
1.9
1.4
3.4
2.9
20.7
2.2
6.4
1.2
1-99 workers .....................................................
1-49 workers .................................................
50-99 workers ...............................................
100 workers or more .........................................
100-499 workers ...........................................
500 workers or more .....................................
3.7
4.1
9.0
1.7
2.9
2.6
2.6
2.7
7.1
1.7
2.8
2.5
7.3
8.6
14.6
2.1
3.4
3.1
5.4
5.2
13.7
2.5
4.3
3.5
40.0
50.0
61.6
3.7
5.1
6.5
3.2
3.9
8.5
2.3
3.3
3.3
14.7
8.1
34.7
3.6
6.8
4.3
1.9
2.4
3.5
1.3
2.3
2.1
Union ................................................................
Nonunion ..........................................................
7.2
1.8
7.3
1.2
7.3
3.5
10.6
2.5
7.9
22.7
4.1
1.9
16.7
3.8
3.7
1.1
1 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded.
2 Includes utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental
and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational
services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services, except
public administration.
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Table 14. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and the relative standard error: private
industry health care and social assistance workers, by industry and occupational group, March 2017
(Relative standard error in percent)
Benefit costs
Series
Total
compensation
Wages
and
salaries
Total
Paid
leave
Supplemental
pay
Insurance
Retirement
and
savings
Legally
required
benefits
Cost per hour worked
Health care and social assistance ....................
$33.46
$23.35
$10.11
$2.67
$0.71
$2.93
$1.36
$2.45
Management, professional, and related .......
Registered nurses ....................................
Sales and office ............................................
Service ..........................................................
47.48
53.29
23.32
18.98
32.91
35.85
16.06
13.64
14.56
17.43
7.25
5.34
4.13
4.80
1.70
1.11
1.01
1.74
0.35
0.46
3.87
4.57
2.90
1.67
2.33
2.60
0.59
0.39
3.22
3.72
1.72
1.71
Hospitals .........................................................
45.69
30.03
15.66
4.22
1.57
4.64
2.11
3.12
Management, professional, and related .......
Registered nurses ....................................
Service ..........................................................
55.02
57.45
24.23
36.48
37.76
15.36
18.54
19.69
8.88
5.28
5.41
1.72
1.85
2.21
1.13
5.09
5.27
3.24
2.62
2.88
0.96
3.70
3.92
1.83
Nursing and residential care facilities ..........
22.80
16.47
6.34
1.51
0.50
1.98
0.35
2.00
Management, professional, and related .......
Service ..........................................................
34.95
17.30
25.61
12.36
9.34
4.94
2.47
1.04
0.71
0.43
2.72
1.61
0.67
0.22
2.78
1.65
Nursing care facilities1 ..............................
25.52
18.32
7.20
1.74
0.61
2.23
0.50
2.12
Management, professional, and related .......
Service ..........................................................
39.25
18.47
28.70
13.00
10.55
5.47
2.84
1.14
0.85
0.51
2.95
1.84
0.87
0.32
3.05
1.65
Health care and social assistance ....................
5.1
4.2
7.2
7.6
6.1
6.1
23.4
2.6
Management, professional, and related .......
Registered nurses ....................................
Sales and office ............................................
Service ..........................................................
6.6
2.4
3.0
2.9
5.8
2.0
2.1
2.7
8.8
3.6
5.4
5.6
8.9
3.4
5.5
7.1
6.5
6.8
11.8
9.3
6.2
4.9
9.3
9.0
27.0
7.9
13.7
13.4
3.2
2.3
2.5
2.5
Hospitals .........................................................
2.0
1.9
2.7
3.4
4.5
2.9
4.6
1.9
Management, professional, and related .......
Registered nurses ....................................
Service ..........................................................
2.1
2.1
2.2
1.9
1.9
2.2
2.8
2.9
3.1
3.8
3.6
3.5
4.8
5.1
4.6
2.8
3.6
4.6
4.5
5.2
7.7
2.1
2.2
2.4
Nursing and residential care facilities ..........
2.1
2.1
2.9
3.4
6.1
4.3
7.6
3.0
Management, professional, and related .......
Service ..........................................................
1.6
1.6
1.9
1.2
2.8
3.4
3.8
3.3
8.4
6.8
5.3
5.1
8.8
8.6
2.3
3.6
Nursing care facilities1 ..............................
2.1
2.2
3.5
4.0
8.2
4.8
10.2
2.3
Management, professional, and related .......
Service ..........................................................
2.0
2.1
2.3
1.5
3.5
4.4
4.7
4.6
10.8
7.9
5.9
5.9
11.1
12.2
3.1
2.0
Relative standard error
1 Data are available beginning with December 2006.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
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Table 15. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and the relative standard
error: private industry workers, by Census region and selected metropolitan area,1 March 2017
Total compensation
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Wages and salaries
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Total benefits
Cost
Relative
standard
error
Northeast
Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA ...........
$43.94
7.4
$30.83
8.1
$13.11
7.3
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA ..
46.10
9.0
30.48
7.3
15.62
12.9
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD
CSA ........................................................................
35.79
5.3
24.73
5.3
11.06
5.9
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA ......
34.39
6.4
24.13
6.4
10.26
7.6
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA ......................................
30.13
5.5
22.10
5.7
8.02
6.4
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA .....................
35.12
9.7
24.63
8.6
10.49
13.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA ...
28.20
6.1
20.35
6.1
7.85
8.0
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia,
DC-MD-VA-WV CSA ..............................................
38.83
7.7
27.18
6.6
11.66
10.7
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA .....
36.29
6.6
25.17
6.2
11.12
8.0
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA ....................................
36.75
10.2
25.31
9.8
11.44
11.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA ...........
35.42
3.7
25.15
3.3
10.27
5.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA ..........
35.70
6.5
25.28
5.7
10.42
9.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA .........................
30.78
7.8
22.37
8.0
8.41
9.0
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA ............
53.61
5.9
37.47
4.2
16.13
10.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA ..........................
38.76
3.7
27.26
3.5
11.50
5.1
South
Midwest
West
1 The Consolidated Statistical Areas (CSAs) and Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) are defined by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) 2003 area definitions. For more information on the area definitions, visit
www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro.html.
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