<H3>• U.S. Employer Costs For Employee Compensation – March 2014</H3>

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Employer costs for employee compensation averaged $31.93 per hour worked in March 2014. Wages and salaries averaged $21.96 per hour worked and accounted for 68.8 percent of these costs, while benefits averaged $9.97 and accounted for the remaining 31.2 percent. Private Industry: Total employer compensation costs for private industry workers averaged $29.99 per hour worked. Government: Total employer compensation costs for state and local government workers averaged $43.10 per hour. See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS

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