Employee Benefits in the United States

July 26, 2011
Paid vacations were available to 91 percent of full-time workers in private industry in March 2011 versus 37 percent of part-time workers. Access to paid sick leave was 75 percent for full-time and 27 percent for part-time private industry workers. More...
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Employment Cost Index (ECI)

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. More...
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Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC)

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. More...
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Current NCS News Releases

• Employment Cost Index (ECI) (HTML) (PDF)
• ECI Archives - Complete set of ECI news releases from 1976.
• Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (HTML) (PDF)
• ECEC Archives - Complete set of ECEC news releases from 1986.
• Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2010 (TXT) (PDF)
• Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2011 (TXT) (PDF)
• Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2008 (TXT) (PDF)
• Employee Benefits in State and Local Government, September 2007 (HTML) (PDF)
• Occupational Pay Comparisons Among Metropolitan Areas (HTML) (PDF)
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