National Compensation Survey - Employment Cost Trends produces quarterly indexes measuring change over time in labor costs (ECI) and quarterly data measuring level of average costs per hour worked (ECEC).
April 27, 2012
Wages and salaries and benefit costs for civilian workers rose 0.5 percent, seasonally
adjusted, from December 2011 to March 2012. Over the year, compensation rose 1.9
percent, wages and salaries 1.7 percent, and benefits 2.7 percent.
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March 14, 2012
Private industry employers spent an average of $28.57 per hour worked for employee compensation in
December 2011. Private industry costs averaged $1.97 per hour worked for paid leave benefits and $2.33 for
legally required benefits.
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The Employment Cost Index (ECI) is increasingly being used by business organizations as an escalator to adjust long-term sales and purchasing contracts, and to adjust wage rates in collective bargaining agreements. A web page explaining how to use the ECI for escalating contracts is available.
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