<H3>• U.S. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation = Q2 2013</H3>

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Private industry employers spent an average of $29.11 per hour worked for employee compensation in June 2013. Wages and salaries averaged $20.47 per hour worked and accounted for 70.3 percent of these costs, while benefits averaged $8.64 and accounted for the remaining 29.7 percent. Total compensation costs for state and local government workers averaged $42.09 per hour worked in June 2013. Total compensation costs for civilian workers, which include private industry and state and local government workers, averaged $31.00 per hour worked in June 2013. See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS

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