30 October 2015

• U.S. Employment Cost Index — September 2015

Civilian Workers: Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 2.0 percent for the 12-month period ending in September 2015. In September 2014, compensation costs increased 2.2 percent. Wages and salaries increased 2.1 percent for the current 12-month period, unchanged from the 12-month period ending in September 2014. Benefit costs increased 1.8 percent for the 12-month period ending in September 2015. In September 2014, the increase was 2.4 percent.

Private Industry Workers: Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 1.9 percent over the year, slowing from the previous year’s increase of 2.3 percent. Wages and salaries increased 2.1 percent for the current 12- month period. The increase for the 12-month period ending in September 2014 was 2.3 percent. The increase in the cost of benefits was 1.4 percent for the 12-month period ending in September 2015, lower than a year earlier when the increase was 2.3 percent.

State and Local Government Workers: Compensation costs for state and local government workers increased 2.3 percent for the 12-month period ending in September 2015. In September 2014, the increase was 2.1 percent. Wages and salaries increased 1.8 percent for the 12-month period ending in September 2015, and a year earlier the increase was 1.6 percent. Benefit costs increased 3.0 percent in September 2015, unchanged from the 12-month period ending in September 2014.

Please visit this link to read the full report: USDOL-BLS

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