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Table 15. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private industry
health services workers, by industry and occupational group, March 2001 5 <

Benefit costs
Total | Wages
Series compen- | and Supple- Retirement] Legally
sation | salaries Paid | mental and | required | Omer,
Tota | Coe | may {insurance | savings | benefits } benefits
Cost per hous worked i
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Health services 23.67 | $17.37 | $6.30] $1.96} $0.43 $1.42 $0.68 $1.80 (2) |
Professional specialty 33.84 | 2491 | B93} 3.14 69 1.63 1.00 248 | - (2) |
Professional specialty 4077 | 3008 | 1072) 411 7 1.73 131 200 | (2) |
Nurses .. 31.41 22,68 8.73 |r 2.69 7 1.64 Of 251 ay
‘Technical .. 2248 | 1647 | 5.99} ° 155 56 1.48 49 490 | (2)
Administrative suppor, including clerical 75.93 | 1148 | 445) 1.07 22 4.39 B4 123 |: (?)
Service occupations 43.12 ess | s60f 78 27 1.09 29 4.45 ()
2sa7 | 1802 | 734] 2.15 66 1.84 74 1.93 (2)
ait | 2226 | sas} 271 96 1.90 90 2.36 $.02
ass | 2409 | 966} 310} 1.04 190 }' 1.03 258 02
33.32 2371 9.61 3.04 1.14 1.88 98 255 02
23.26 16.37 6.90 | 1.79 7 1.91 5B 1.83 (2)
Administrative suppor, it w24 | ise} s42t 1.37 at 1.86 BT 129 |. (2)
Service occupations ...... 14.70 10.43 AST 1.03 34 1.64 38 4.20 7)
Nursing homes 15.33 97 3.95 | 1.02 38 89 24 142 @)
Professional specialty and technical 2245 | 1676 | 569] 1.50 ST 4.07 38 207 (2)
Professional specialty 25.96 | 1929 | 667 [> 1.86 69 129 45 237 (2)
Technical 19.50 14.63 487 1.19 66 8B 32 1.83 (?)
‘Service occupations 14.78 8.65 3.13 72 31 80 AT 4.12 (?)
Percent of total compensation
Health services 7 100.0 734 26.6 8.3 18 6.0 29 76 (3)
Professional specialty and technical .. 100.0 736 26.4 93 2.0 48 3.0 73 (3)
Professional specialty .. ' 100.0 737 26.3 10.4 19 42 32 69 (3)
Nurses. 100.0 722 27.8 86 34 52 29 8.0 @)
Technical 100.0 73.3 26.7 69 25 68 22 B85 ( 3)
Administrative support, including 100.0 724 279 67 14 a7 34 7 ()
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Service occupations 100.0 728 27.4 59 at a3 22 88 (3)
‘Hospitals .. 100.0 10 28.9 85 26 73 29 76 (3)
Professi specialty and technical 100.0 716 28.4 B7 3.1 61 29 78 a .
Professionat specialty o 100.0 71.9 28.1 9.0 3.0 55 3.0 75 a
Nurses .. 100.0 m2 28.8 91 34 5.6 29 WwW a
Technical 100.0 704 29.7 77 33 82 25 73 3)
Administrative support, including clerical 100.0 os | 314] 79 18 108 33 75 | (3)
Service occupations .. 100.0 e39 | 31.1 7.0 23 u2} 24 82 @)
Nursing homes .. 100.0 a2 25.8 67 25 58 1S 93 (3)
Professional specialty ar 100.0 a7 | 23 67 30 48 17 2} (3)
Professional specialty 100.0 m3} 27| 72 27 50 17 a4 @) i
Technical 100.0 750 | 250]. 61 34 45 16 o4 (i) !
Service occupations 100.0 73.4 26.6 64 26 68 ey 95 (3)

1 Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits.
2 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or fess. Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
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‘able 9. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private industry
workers, by major occupational and industry group, and full-time and part-time status, March 2001

Benefit costs
Total | Wages
Series compen- | and Supple- Retirement} Legally. | Omer
sation | salaries Paid -| mer and | required 1
Total | eave | pay | =4aNC | savings | benefits | benefits
Cost per hour worked.
All full-time workers in private Industry s2ass | $16.91 | seca] $167] $074] “stss |. $078 | $1.80 | -$0.03
White-collar occupations. 2337 | 2068] 769] 225 80 170 3 2.00 03
21s 16.27 4.88 1.22 Ao 4 43 1.61 (?)
3843 | 1321 | 522] 1393 a4 152 34 1.38. 02
2041 | 1410 | 630} 1.18 ‘84 158 sas 197 03
42.20 9.04 3.15 68 23 83 25 1.16 ()
2a72 | 1705 | 768] 164| 1.09 1.89 85 216 05
2aza | 1716 | 7.12] se] 102 1.54 1.07 263 ()
2466 | 1687] 7.79] 189] 1.11 1.97 76 1.97 OT
Service-producing industries* 23.07 16.85 622 1.69 60 1.42 72 1.78 02
“Transportation and public utilities 2945 | 2009] 936] 216) 129 2.20 1.38 228 04
2376 | 17.13] 663} 1.63 73 1.64 68 1.92 03
1471 11.44 | 3.26 74 25 72 24 132 (?)
2008 | 2052} 856] 223] 1.33 1.83 1:18 1.93 068
23.54 17AZ eit] 1.86 40 1.38 87 4.79 (?)
Ail part-time workers in private industry 11.65 941] 225| 37 18 | > 36 15 118 (2)
"White-collas occupations .. 1431 | 1155 | 276) 54 25 48 20 131 (2)
Sales 8.89 7.368 1.53 22 10 18 1 92 (2)
‘Administrative support, including clerical .. 1259 | 1000] 259] 51 at 55 20 wn (2)
Blue-collar occupations 1153 ga7 | 266| 37 23 50 26 430 ()
Service occupations B21 6.83 1.38 14 08 AT 04 96 (2)
Goods-producing industries? .. 13.31 10.28 3.03 43 29 6 at 1.54 (?)
‘Service-producing industries* 14.60 9.38 222 aT 18 36 ar WW (2)
Retail trade 8.24 679 1.44 AT 09 19 08 c) 2)
Service industries 14.55 14.84 2.70 5 23 42 15 1.38 (2)
Percent of total compensation
All full-time workers In private Industry 100.0 718 28.2 7A 34 66 32 8.0 Ot
‘White-collar occupations: 100.0 72.9 27.1 79 28 60 32 7.0 A
Sales 100.0 7.0 23.0 58 23 53 20 78 @)
‘Administrative support, inctuding clerical 100.9 m7] 23] 72 24 82 29 75. a
Blue-coliar occupations: 100.0 69.1 30.9 58 At 77 35 97. a
‘Service occupations 100.0 744 25.8 56 19 68 20 95 (5)
Goods-producing industries? .. 100.0 69.0 B11 66 44 76 34 B87 2
Construction 100.0 70.7 29.3 35 42 63 44 108 5)
rir 100.0 68.4 31.6 7 45 80 34 80 3
100.0 73.0 27.0 73 26 62 34 wW 1
100.0 e2 | 318) 73 44 75 a7 7 a
100.0 721i | 27a| 69 34 69 29 at A
100.0 778 222 5.0 Ww 49 16 9.0 (3)
Finance, insurance, and real estate 1000 708} 294] 77 48 63 ar 86 2
Services ' 100.0 74.0 | 26.0 79 WZ 59 28 78 (5)
All part-time workers in private industry 100.0 80.8 19.3 32 15 34 13 10.7 { 8)
White-collar occupations 100.0 gov} w3] 38 17 32 14 92 (8)
100.0 828 172 25 WwW 2.0 42 10.3 ()
100.0 794 206 44 17 44 1.6 88 (8)
Blue-collar occupations . 100.0 769 | 23.1 32 20 43 23 13 (3)
Service occupations .... 100.0 83.2 168 WW 1.0 24 5 WT (5)
Goods-producing industries? 100.0 72 228 32 22 35 23 16 (5)
Service-producing industries* 100.0 goo | 19.1 32 16 34 12 10.1 (3)
Retail trade 100.0 82.4 75 241 14 23 10 1.0 @)
Service industries 100.0 814 18.6 35 16 29 1.0 95 ( 5 )

1 Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits.

2 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
3 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.

4 tncludes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and

retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries.

© Less than .05 percent

Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.

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Standard errors relate to differences that occur from sampling errors, but not from nonsampling errors.
Sampling errors are differences between the results computed from a sample of observations and those computed
from all observations in the population. Nonsampling errors are not measured and include survey nonresponse
and data collection and processing errors. Survey nonresponse is when sample members are unwilling or unable
to participate in the survey. Data collection errors include provision of inaccurate data by respondents and
definitional difficulties. Processing errors include errors in recording, coding, and entering data: Although: .
nonsampling errors are not measured, BLS quality assurance programs contain procedures for reducing such
errors. ‘These procedures include data collection reinterviews, observed interviews, computer data edits, and
systematic review of reports on which data are recorded. Extensive field economist training also is conducted to
maintain high data collection standards.

Comparing private and public sector data

Aggregate compensation cost levels in State and local government should not be directly: compared with
those in private industry. Differences between these sectors stem from factors such as variation in work activities
and occupational structures. Manufacturing and sales, for example, make up a large part of private industry
work activities, but are rare in State and local government. White-collar occupations (largely professional:
occupations including teachers) account for two-thirds of the State and local government workforce, compared
with one-half of private industry.

A detailed examination of differences in compensation levels and trends between private industry and
State and local government may be found in, “Cost of Employee Compensation in Public and Private Sectors,”
Monthly Labor Review, May 1993, and “Compensation Cost Trends in Private Industry and State and Local
Governments,” Compensation and Working Conditions, Fall 1999.

Obtaining information

Articles, bulletins, and other information may be obtained by calling (202) 691-6199, sending an e-mail
message to ocltinfo@bls.gov, or visiting the Internet site (http://www.bls.gov/ecthome.btm). Information in this
release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice. phone: (202) 691-5200;
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Chart A. Relative importance of employer costs _|} Chart B. Employer costs for retirement and
for employee compensation, March 2001 savings benefits, private industry, March 2001

Civilian |State and local | Private Hi Defined Defined _
workers | government |industry Benefit Contribution
Wares ondsdarles 172.6%} 71.0% 172.9% Category
[Berens 27.4 | 290 27.1 All workers —
Poidlewe 6.8 7.8 6.6 no =a"
Supplement poy | 2.5, 09 29 mes

Insurance 6.6 8.5 6.2

Hedthbenefis | 6,7 8.2 5.6

Retrementboing | 3.5 .| 5.8 3.0

Definedbeneft | 1.8 5.0 1.0

Definedoontin | 1,7 0.7 19

Legaly required | 7,8 5.9 8.3
Other benefits | 0,7 0,2 0.1

$0.00 $0.50 $1.00 $1.50
Cost per hour worked

Chart C. Employer costs for employee compensation, private industry, March 2001
LJ Wages & salaries TM Benefits
Category
All workers P
Senesprodang

White colar
Blue cola
Service

Patiime | |

$0 $3 $6 $9 $12 $15 $18 $21 $24 $27 $30
Cost per hour worked

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[able 16. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private industry
transportation equipment manufacturing and public utilities workers, by industry and occupational group, March 2001

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Benefit costs
Total | wages
Series compen | and Supple- Retirement other
sation | salaries Paid | mental and | required 1
Tota | eave | pay | insurance | 97d | teauied | notte
” Cost per hour worked
Transportation equipment manufacturing (SIC 37) $33.67 | $21.94. | $11.84] $205] $205] seer |. sits | so73 | sos
‘White-collar occupations 4378 | g027 | 1352] 424] 156 | “297 | “14a | “308 24
Professional specialty 45.68 | 31.02) 1465| 473} 131] gat 158 |. 326 36
Executive, administrative, and managerial 5415 | 9043} ta72] 491] 204] 252 163 | 3.46 16
Blue-collar occupations za41 | 1743 | 1098] 212] 233] 270 s9 | 256 | 25
Service occupations 25.08 | 1555 | 954] 290! 425] 204 90 | 206 39
Aircraft manufacturing (SIC 3721) 4009 | 2679] 1330] 369} 179] ats 196 | 342 21 |
White-collar occupations 4363 | “2068 | 1395] 422] 156] sie |. iso | 326 28
Blue-collar occupations 3ais | 2200} 1218{ 281] 218] 302 vo | 296 3
Public utilities (SIC’s 48, 49) sess | 2103 | 1076] 297] 1.63| 248 146 | 222 09 |
White-collar occupations 3301 | 2240] 1061] 278] 173 | 299 141 219 rf
Blve-collar occupations 9234 | 2109} 1124] 308] 452] 269 158 | 230 06
32.02 21.68 10.34 275 1.63 2.30 1.48 2.09 09
3215 | 2203 | 101] 263) 169) 220 143 | 208 09
31.e4 | 2084] 11.00] sto] aaa] 258 tea |. 243 08
Electric, gas, and sanitary services (SIC 49) 3a71 | 2211] 12.60] 310] 1601 204 142 | 247 a
White-coliar occupations 35.60 23.50 12.10 3.26 1.84 2.98 1.36 2.49 18 |
Blue-coillar occupations (32.87 21.37 11.50 3.07 156 2.82 1.53 249 04 |
Percent of total compensation \
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Transportation equipment manufacturing (SIC 37) 100.0 649 35.2 85 et Bs 34 Bt O7 |
White-collar occupations .... 100.0 69.1 30.9 o7 36 68 33 70 5
Professional specialty and technical 100.0 67.9 32.1 10.4 29 75 35 ral B
Executive, administrative, and managerial sooo | 72a] 2721 ot] 38 47 30 64 3 i
Biue-collar occupations o 100.0 614 38.6 75 B2 96 35 9.0 Q if
Service occupations... woo |. s20} s30f o2] sof 193 36 a2 ‘8 '
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Aircraft manufacturing (SIC 3721) 106.0 66.8 33.2 92 45 78 34 78 5 if
White-collar occupations... 100.0 | 630] 320] 97] 36 73 34 ra 6 i
Blue-collar occupations 100.0 64.4 35.6 82 64 88 32 BB 4 . |
Public ulllties (SIC’s 48, 49) 100.0 | 670} 230] 28] 50 76 45 68 3 |
White-collar occupations 100.0 67.9 32.1 8.4 5.2 72 43 66 3 }
Blue-collar occupations. tooo | 52] sas} os! 47 33 49 A 2 |
Communications (SIC 48) tooo | 677] soa se] sa 72 46 6s 3 |
White-collar occupations. 100.0 685 314 B2 5.3 68 44 65 3
Blue-collar occupations .. 100.0 655 345 o7 46 84 52 67 3
Electric, gas, and sanitary services (SIC 49) 1000 f|- e586} 344] o2] aot 94 42 73 3
White-collar occupations ooo | 680] sao} 92] ‘52 aa 38 70 3 |
Blue-collar occupations tooo | 650} 350] 93]. a7 a6 a7 76 a |

* Inchides severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits.
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industries, such as education and health care, to those for major industry divisions, such as public.administration.

Employment data from these 2-, 3-, and 4-digit industries were distributed to major occupational groups:
(such as executives, administrators, and managers or machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors) using the
relative importance of the groups in the Employment Cost Index (ECT) sample. Because the ECI establishment
sample is completely replaced over a period of several years, major occupational group employment counts from
the ECI are affected by the age of the sample. However, a few years’ difference in the age of the occupational
data within industries is likely to have.a small impact on the estimates. .

In contrast, the ECI, which measures the change in employer costs for employee compensation, is
calculated with fixed 1990 employment counts to prevent employment shifts among occupations and industries
from influencing the changes. Therefore, year-to-year changes in Employer Costs for Employee Compensation
will differ from those in the ECI.

Historical data and related articles on the ECEC are included in the bulletin, Employer Costs for
Employee Compensation, 1986-99 (Bulletin 2526). An historical summary from 1986 through 2001 is also being
prepared and will be available in the future on the Internet site (http:/Avww.bls.gov/ecthome.htm) or upon
request. Information on how costs are calculated appears in “Measuring Trends in the Structure and Levels of
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation,” Compensation and Working Conditions, Summer 1997. An
article on changes in employer compensation costs appears in “Tracking Changes in Benefit Costs,”
Compensation and Working Conditions, Spring 1999.

Relative Standard Errors

Because the ECEC is a sample survey, it is subject to sampling errors. Sampling errors are differences
that occur between the results computed from a sample of observations and those computed from all
observations in the population. The estimates derived from different samples selected using the same sample
design may differ from each other. A measure of the variation among these differing estimates is the standard
error. It can be used to measure the precision with which an estimate from a particular sample approximates the
expected result of all possible samples. The chances are about 68 out of 100 that an estimate from the survey
differs from a complete population figure by less than the standard error. The chances are about 90 out of 100
that this difference would be less than 1.6 times the standard error. All the statements of comparisons appearing
in this publication are significant at a 1.6 standard error level or better, unless otherwise indicated. This means
that for differences cited, the estimated difference is greater than 1.6 times thé standard error of the difference.

The relative standard error (RSE) is shown with the cost estimates for some series in the appendix. The
RSE for all estimates will be available shortly after the release is issued. This information can be obtained

directly from the BLS Internet site (http://www.bls.gov/ecthome. htm), by e-mail request (ocltinfo @bls.gov), or
by telephone (202) 691-6199. ‘

For a more detailed explanation of relative standard errors, see “Measuring Trends in the Structure and
Levels of Employer Costs for Employee Compensation,” Compensation and Working Conditions, Summer 1997.
For a detailed explanation of how to use standard error data to analyze differences in year-to-year changes, see
"Analyzing Year-to-Year Changes in Employer Costs for Employee Compensation," Compensation and Working
Conditions, Spring 1998. This article supplements an article from the Summer 1997 issue of Compensation and
Working Conditions, "Explaining the Differential Growth Rates of the ECI and ECEC,” which examined how
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Table 13. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private industry
workers, by bargaining stalus, and major industry and occupational group, March 2001 : :

Benefit costs
“Total | Wages
Series compen and ‘Supple- Retirement esa, otter
;sation | salaries Paid | mental and it 4
Total ray | msurance | sev Dohoms. | benefits’
Cost per hour worked
Afi union workers, private Industry -.. giazs | so4s| sioz| sii2| seas | $152 | $294 | $0.07
Blue-collar occupations .. 308 | 1001] 182) 1.22 266 -} 1.70 251 09
Goods-producing industries... zo6s | 1880 | 1085] 1.83) 1.68 284 | 14.74 265 AZ
‘Service- producing industries? 2698 | 1802 | 837] - 1.98 68 221 436 | +210 03
Manufacturing geeo | 17.11] 958} 210] 1.61 2.50 37 225 15
Bive-collar occupations 26.45 16.90 955 2.08 1.63 2.48 7 - 226 AS:
Nonmanufacturing ... 2831 | 1993 | 939] 1.83 89 247 178 238 03
All nonunion workers, private Industry yoos | 1481 | 5.18} 1.31 55 4.14 51 1.65 .
Biue-collar occupations .. 16.93 12,21 472 87 64 4.12 7 172 ()
Goods-producing industries? 2310 | 1698 | o72| 155 a) 1.60 ei |. 201 04
Service-producing industries? .. jo18 | 1440] 478] 1.25 48 1.02 48 156 | (4)
Manutacturing ~. 2370 | 1654} 7.15] 1.79 96 1.78 69 1.88 05
Biue-collar occupations. 1798 | 1223 | 5.73] 1.15 93 151 49 1.64 02
Nonmanutacturing .. 1935 | 1451] 484) 1.23 49 1.02 48 161 )
Percent of total compensation
Ailunion workers, private Industry + 100.0 660 | 340] 69 40 89 55 84 03
Blue-collar occupations. 100.0 e43 ) 357] 65 43 95 64 89 3
Goods-producing industries? 100.0 63.4 36.6 62 57 96 | 59 89 4
Service- producing industries? 400.0 68.3 aT 75 26 84 52 8.0 a
Manufacturing 100.0 64.1 35.9 79 60 94 36 84 6
Blue-collar occupations 100.0 639 | 36.1 78 62 94 37 as 6
Nonmanufacturing ... 100.0 669 33.2 65 34 87 63 8.4 a
All nonunion workers, private Industry 100.0 74d 25.9 66 28 57 26 83 a
Blue-collar occupations ... 7 100.0 724 279 51 38 66 22 10.2 (5)
‘Goods-producing industries? 100.0 709 29.1 67 39 69 28 87 2
Service-producing industries? 100.0 754 249 65 24 53: 25 Bt (8)
Manutacturi * 100.0 698 wW2 76 ai 75 29 79 2
Bive-collar occupations 100.0 68.1 319 64 52 84 27 91 a
Nonmanutacturing .... 100.0 75.0 | 25.0 64 25 53]. 25 83 (5)

1 Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits.

2 Inchides mining, construction, and manufacturing.

3 includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and
retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries.

4 Cost per hour worked is $0.07 oF less:
5 Less than .05 percent.

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Table 5. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private Industry

workers, by major industry group, March 2001

ing! ; .
‘Compensation ‘Ail workers Goods producing’ ‘Service producing? Manvtacturing Nonmanufacturing
‘component

Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent
Total compensation: $20.81 100.0 | $2440 100.0 | $19.74 100.0 | $24.30 100.0 | $20.12 100.0
Wages and salaries ... 15.18 729 16.86 69.1 14.68 744 16.66 68.6 14.89 74.0
‘Total benefits -. 5.63 74 755 30.9 5.06 25.6 7.64 31.4 5.23 26.0
Paid eave 1.37 66 1.60 66 1.30 66 1.85 76 1.28 64
68 33 Bt 33 32 92 38 63 34
AT 23 59 24 44 22 68 28 48 24
7 B&B AZ 5 18 a) 5 6 A7 8
08 3 08 3 05 3 10 4 05 2
‘Supplemental pay .. 61 29 1.07 44 48 24 1.09 45 52 26
Premium? .. 24 12 54 22 15 8 58 24 a7 8
Shift differentials 05 2 08 3 05 3 Bil 5 04 2
32 15 A4 18 29 15 Ay WwW 3 15
14.28 62 1.85 7.6 qt 5.8 1.93 79 1.15 57
05 2 06 2 04 2 07 3 04 2
4.16 58 168 69 1,01 51 175 72 1.05 52
04 2 07 3 03 2 08 3 03 4
Long-term disability .. 03 a 03 a 03 2 04 2 03 1
‘Retirement and savings 62 3.0 83 34 55 28 75 31 59 29
21 1.0 38 16 16 8 29 12 20 10
AO 19 AB aR] 39 2.0 AG 19 39 19
Legally required benefits .. 1.73 83 214 88 1.60 Bt 1.95 80 1.68 83
Social Security+ 1.26 61 1.43 59 1.21 61 1.42 58 1.23 61
1.02 49 1.15 47 7 49 1.15 47 99 49
25 12 28 ww 24 42 28 12 24 12
Federal ‘unempl loyme 03 a 03 1 03 2 03 1 03 1
State unemployment insurance .. 09 4 12 5 09 5 10 A 09 4
Workers’ compensation ... 33 16 56 23 27 1A 40 16 32 16

‘Other benefits5 .. 02 a 05 2} (8) v7) 07 3B} (8) 7)

T Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.

2 Includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and
retail rade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries.
3 Includes premium pay for work in addition to the regular work schedule

(such as overtime, weekends, and holidays).

* The total employer's cost for Social Security Is comprised of an OASDI
portion and a Medicare portion. OASDI is the acronym for Oki-Age, Survivors,

and Disability Insurance.

5 Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits.

5 Cost per hour worked is $0.03 of less.
7 Less than .05 percent.

Note: The sum of individual items may not equat totals due to rounding.

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‘Table 2: Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Civilian
workers, by occupational and Industry group, March 2001

Benefit costs
Totat Wages
Series compen | and Supple- Retirement] Legally
sation | salaries Paid | mental and requires |, Other,
Total leave pay Insurance savings benefits benefits’
Cost per hour worked
Civilian workers .. $2215 | $1607 | soos] $151] soss | $146 | .so7e | s173 | so03
Occupational group
White-coltar occupations 2682 | 1973] 7.09] 1.98 58 1.67 95 1.87 03
Professional specialty and technical 36.04 | 2674 | 931] 267 37 215 147 2.40 05
Professional specialty .. 3877 | 2898 | 983} 285 53 226 1.63 251 06
Nurses 3226 | 2395 | 892} 259] 1.06 1.61 94 27 02
Teachers 4093 | 3131} 962] 216 08 2.75 224 231 08
Technical 2eo7 | 1941 | 756] 208 69 1.80 93 2.03 03
Executive, administrative, and manageri 4025 | 2894 | 11.32] 350} 139 221 154 262 05
_ Administrative support, including clerical 17.59 12.62 4.96 1.26 35 148 55 1.30 | 02
Blue-collar occupations 1957 | 1350 | 598] 1.14 74 154 69 1.87 - 03
Service occupations 12.40 915 | 325) 71 23 78 39 113] (2)
Industry group
Services 23.54 17.59 5.96 1.64 31 1.46 80 1,72 02
Health services 23.75 17.26 650} 201 AS 1.48 72 4.83 (7)
Hospitals .. 2531 | 1775 | 757| 222 65 1.88 82 1.99 02
Educational services .. sensses 32.09 23.83 8.27 2.05 44 2.49 1.70 1.87 05
Elementary and secondary education 3123 | 2329] 7.99} 181 08 2.68 1.64 +71. 08
Higher education... 34.65 25.54 ont 2.58 15 2.28 3.94 2.15 (?)
Percent of total compensation
Civilian workers ... 1400.0 726 27.4 68 25 66 35 78 OT
Occupational group
White-collar occupations 100.0 736 26.4 74 22 62 35 7.0 nl
Professional specialty 100.0 742 25.8 74 16 60 4at 67 1
Professional specialty 100.0 746 254 74 14 5.8 42 65 2
100.0 72.4 277 80 33 5.0 29 84 a1
100.0 76.5 23.5 53 2 67 55 5.6 2
100.0 72.0 28.0 77 26 67 34 75 Jd
100.0 719 | 281 87 35 55 38 65 a
Administrative support, including clerical 100.0 717 | 22] 72 20 84 34 74 4
Blue-collar occupations .. 100.0 69.4 30.6 58 38 a7 35 96 2
Service occupations 100.0 738 | 262] 57 19 63 31 ot (3)
Industry group
100.0 747 25.3 7.0 13 62 34 73 a
100.0 727 | 274 85 1.9 62 3.0 77 °
100.0 70.1 29.9 Be 26 7.4 32 79 a
Educational services. 100.0 743 | 258] 64 3 78 53 58 2
Elementary and secondary education. 100.0 744] 255) 58 3 a6 52 55 3
Higher education ........... 100.0 737 26.3 TA 4 66 56 62 @)

1 Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits.

2 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
3 Less than .05 percent.

Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.



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Table 1. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation:
Civilian workers, by major occupational group, March 2001

Compensation Civilian workers White collar Blue colar Service
component
Gost | Percent | Cost | Percent | Cost | Percent | Cost | Percent
Total compensation .. 100.0 | sze.ez 100.0 | $1957 100.0 .}. $12.40 100.0
Wages and salaries 16.07 726 | 19.73 736 13.59 69.4 9.15 738 |
Total benefits 6.08 274 7.08 26.4 5.98 30.6 325 262
Paid leave .. 151 6B 1.98 TA 4.14 58 n 57
70 32 89 33 56 29 32 26
3 23 6 25 At 2a 23 19
23 10 33 12 12 8 32 1.0
08 4 “10 A 05 3 04 3
‘Supplemental pay 56 25 58 22 74 38 23 19
Premium? 22 10 at 4 50 268 12 10
‘Shift differentials .. 05 2 05 2 o7 4 05 4 :
Nonproduction bonuses .. 29 13 42 16 1B 3 06 5
1.48 66 1.87 62 151 77 78 63
05 2 08 2 05 3 02 2
1.35 61 153 57 1.49 72 74 60
04 2 04 a4 04 2 02 2
03 a 04 1 02 1 (2) (3)
Retirement and savings . 78 35 95 35 69 35 39 34
fined benefit 40 18 43 16 40 20 30 24
Defined contribution 38 7 2 19 29 15 10 B
Legally required benefits 1.73 78 1.87 70 187 96 113 91
Social Security* .. 1.28 58 1.54 57 415 59 78 6.0
‘OASDT .. 1.02 46 122 45 93 48 60 48
Medicare 26 12 32 12 22 WW 15 12
Federal unemployr 03 1 03 1 03 2 03 2
‘State unemployment insurance 09 4 08 3 10 5 07 6
Workers’ compensation .. 34 15 22 8 59 30 27 22
‘Other benefits> 03 + 03 1 03 2 (2) (3)
* Includes premium pay for work in addition to the regular work  OASDI portion and a Medicare portion. OASDI is: the acronym for .
schedule (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays). Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance.

2 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less. 5 Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits.
3 Less than .05 percent.
4 The totat employer's cost for Social Security Is comprised of an _Note: The sum of Individual items may not equal totals due to rounding,

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{able 14. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a Percent of total compensation: Private industry
workers, by establishment employment size, and major industry and oecupational group, March 2004

Benefit costs
jc Total | Wages
Industry and occupational group, compen- | and ‘Supple- Retirement] Legally
and employment size . a Other
sation | salaries | +44, | Paid | mental Inst and required | onentst
leave | pay turance | savings | benefits
Cost per hour worked
All workers in private Industry Soar | $15.18 | $563] sia7| sor! si28 |. soee | size + $902 :
1-99 workers .. 7.98 | 43.41 | 4.45] 1.02 47 cy) 42 159 | (2)
100 or more workers 2419 | 1720.) 699} 1:78 78 1.68 84 1.89 04
100-499 workers 2097 | 1521 | 576] 1.39 64 1.38 61 172 02
500 oF more worker 2817 | 1967 | aso} 227 95 2.00 1.12 2.09 07
Goods-producing industries? 2440 | 1608] 755] 160] 4.07 1.85. 83 214 05
1-99 workers .. -| 2078 | 1489] 589] 04 85 1.35 62 213 (?) !
100 or more workers. -| 2698 | 1825] e71| 207] 122 2.20 98 215 08
100-499 workers 2334 | 1594] 740} 457] 110 1.96 nn 1.97 02
500 or more worker 30.79 20.69 10.09 2.60 1.35 2.48 1.21 233 5
Service-producing Industries4 19.74 14.68 5.06 1.30 48 WwW 55 1.60 (2)
1-99 workers ... 17.23 13.10 414 1.04 39 86 38 1A7 (?)
100 or more workers 23.07 | 1678 | 629] 166 60 1.44 78 178 03
100-499 workers. 20.11 14.95 5.16 1.32 AT VAT 55 1.63 02 }
500 or more workers .. 26.98 19.20 77 2.12 aT 1.79 1.08 1.98 04
White-collar occupations “| 25.34 | 1871 | 663] 1.88 88 1.43 7S 7.85 03
1-99 workers. 21.72 16.39 $.33] 1.48 56 1.10 53 1.65 (?)
100 of more workers 29.06 | 2110 | 797] 230 80 177 98 2.06 05
100-499 workers 25.13 18.57, 6.55 1.81 66 1.47 73 1.85 03
500 of more workers: 33.44 23.90 9.54 2.84 96 2.40 1.26 2.30 07
Blue-collar: ‘occupations 19.35, 13.48, 5.87 1.08, 76 1.45 66 1.89 03
1-99 workers 17.67 12.81 4.86 80 58 1.12 Ag 1.87 (7) }
100 of more workers. 21.24 14.23 7.00 1.40 97 1.83 84 1.91 05
100-499 workers .. 18.99 13.07 593 1 78 1.59 63 1.79 (2)
500 or more workers. 24.39 15.87, 852 1.81 122 2.18. 114 2.07 W
Percent of total compensation
All workers In private industry 100.0 72.9 e741 66 29 62 3.0 83 ot
1-99 workers ...... 100.0 75.1 24.9 57 26 5.3. 24 89 @)
100 or more workers 100.0 rant 28.9 7.4 32 69 35 78 2
100-499 workers 100.0 7s | 275] 66 34 66 29 82 a
‘500 or more workers 100.0 69.8 30.2 Bt 34 a 4.0 74 2 . H
Goods-producing Industries? .. 100.0 69.1 30.9 66 44 7.6 34 88 2
1-99 workers . 100.0 77 28.3 45 44 65 30 10.3 (3)
100 of more workers 100.0 87.7 32.3 77 45 B2 36 8.0 3
100.0 68.3 317 67 47 84 33 B4 a
100.0 67.2 32.8 84 44 8.0. 39 76 5
Service-producing Industries4 100.0 744 25.6 68 24 56 28 284 (3)
1-99 workers... 100.0 760 | 240] 60 23 50. 22 Bs | (5)
100 oF more workers .. 100.0 72.7 27.3 72 2.6". 62. 34 WwW a
100-499 workers 400.0 743 | 257] 66 23 58 27 81 a
500 or more workers .. 100.0 712 28.8 79 29 66 40 7.3 Ja
White-coliar occupations: 100.0 73.8 26.2 74 27 56. 30 7.3 a
1-99 workers ... 100.0 75 | 245 68 28 5.1 24 7.6 (i)
100 oF more workers 100.0 72.6 27.4 79 28 61 34 Al 2
100-499 workers 100.0 73.9 26.1 72 26 58 29 74 4
500 or more workers: 100.0 715 28.5 85 29 63 38 69 2
Blue-collar occupations: 100.0 69.7 w3 56 39 75 34 9.8 2
1-99 workers .... 100.0 725 | 275 45 33 63 28 106 (6)
100 of more workers. 100.0 67.0 33.0 66 46 86 40 30 2 i
100-499 workers .. 100.0 68.8 312 58 42 84 33 94 (5)
500 or more workers 100.0 651 | 349] 74 5.0 89 47 a5 5
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1 Includes ‘severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits. retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries.
2 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 oF less. © Less than .05 percent.
3 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
* Includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.



Table 4. Employer costs per hour worked for employee

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compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: State and

local government, by occupational and industry group, March 2001
Benefit costs
Totat ‘Wages
Series compen- | and Supple- Retirement} Legally | ono,
sation | salaries Paid |- mentat and | required :
Total leave pay Insurance savings benefits benefits’
Cost per hour worked
"State and local govemnment workers .. $30.08 | $21.94 | $873] $234} sozs} sese | si73 | st78 | $0.06
Occupational group
3332 | 2422] 910] 242 a5 272 1.83 1.92 08
39.26 | 2935 | 992] 239 16 2.88 219 222 08
40.59 OAT 10.12 2.40 14 2.96 2.27 227 08
4338 33.03 10.35 228 08 3.10 2.53 227 10
(25.32 17.53, 7.79 228 40 2.03 1.36 1.68 04
Executive, administrative, and managerial 3742 | 2631] 1.42] 376 19 2.88 2.10 215 03
Administrative suppor, including clerical 19.27, | 12881 639] 1.76 mn 2.32 99 119 03
Blue-collar occupations .. 2344 | 1549 | 7.95] 225 37 245 1.28 187 03
Service occupations .. | 2283 | 1491 | 792] 219 55 2a 1.62 1.45 08
Industry group
Services .... 31.69 23.18 B51 2.13 AT 2.61 172 1.83 06
Health services 2as2 | 1622 | 829] 242 6 2.02 1.09 212 04
Hospitals .. 25.10 | 1662 | B49] 248 60 2.03 1:13 224 04
Educational services .. 32.99 24.44 8.55, 2.07 Bal 2.68 1.83 1.80 06
Elementary and secondary education 3206 | 2383 | 323} 123 08 285 173 1.70 08
Higher education 36.11 26.63 9.48 2.69 18 2.40 241 2.09 (2)
Public administration .. 27.19 18.14 9.05 272 40. 2.45 V7 1.66 05
Percent of total compensation
State anid local government workers .... 100.0 71.0 29.0 78 09 85 58 59 02
Occupational group
White-collar occupations .. 100.0 727 27.3 73 5 B82 55 58 2
Professional specialty and technicat 100.0 748 25.3 61 4 73 5.6 57 2
Professional specialty 100.0 71] 291 59 3 73 58 58 2
TeaChers osenereen 100.0 761 | 239] 53 2 7A 58 52 2
Technical 100.0 692} 308| 90 16 80 54 66 2
Executive, administrative, and managerial ... 100.0 703 | 297} 100 5 77 56 57 1
Administrative suppor, including clerical 100.0 eos | 332] 94 6 120 BA 62 2
Biue-collar occupations .. 100.0 66.1 39 96 16 105 55 67 a
‘Service occupations: 100.0 65.3 7 93 24 92 ral 64 3
Industry group
Services 100.0 731 26.9 67 5 82 54 58 2
100.0 66.2 338 99 25 82 44 86 2
100.0 668.2 338 99 24 Bt 45 88 2
100.0 741 25.9 63 3 Bt 55 55 2
100.0 74.3 25.7 57 2 BB 54 5.3 2
100.0 737 | 263 74 5 66 58 58 (a)
Public administration 100.0 667 | 333] 100 15 9.0 65 61 2

1 Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits.

2 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
9 Less than .05 percent.

Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.



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Appendix. Employer costs per hour worked for components of compensation, and relative standard errors,? by major industry and
‘occupation categories, March 2001

Benefit costs
Total | Wages
Industry or
compen- | and Supple- | Retirement] Legally
occupation category sation | salaties | yoy | Paid | mental | wance| and | requrea | , Other
leave pay savings | benefits
Civifian workers,
Cost per hour worked .. $22.15 | $16.07 | $603} $1.51] $056 | $1.46 | so7e-| $1.73 | $0.03
Relative error 25 25 29° 39 59 24 36 23 102
State and local government workers
Cost per hour worked .. $30.06 | $21.34} $873] s2ss} s26 | g256-} $173 | $178 $.06
Relative error ... 14 15 19 20 72 235 34 24 25.9 |
|
Private industry workers |
Cost per hour worked .. s2oei | $15.18 | $563} si37} ser] $128 sez | $1.73 $.02
Relative error ... 34 30 36 | 50 62 32 52 24 99
Goods-producing industries? :
Cost per hour worked .. $24.40 | Sises | $755} $1.80] $1.07 | 51.85 $83 | s214 $.05 |
Relative error 28 27 34 1. 36 67 38 74, 24 163 |
Service-producing industries |
Cost per hour worked .. $19.74 | sises | $5.06] siso] sas] s1.11 $55 | $1.60 ()
Relative error 35 33 42 6.0 96 3.3 5.2 27 (8)
Manufacturing
Cost per hour worked .. $2430 | siese | s76a] $185] $1.09 | $193 $75 -| $1.95 $.07
Relative error 25 26 27 33 37 32 57 2.0 Al
Nonmanutacturing
‘Cost per hour worked . $20.12 | $i4e9 | $523] $128] sso] sits sso | $1.68 (8)
Relative error 38 34 44 60 9.0 38 62 28 (8)
‘White-collar workers:
Cost per hour worked $25.34 | $1871 | see3| stes| soa} $1.43 $75 | $1.85 $.03
Relative error ..... 39 38 43 57 105 29 53 3.0 87
Blue-collar workers
Cost per hour worked $19.35 | sisaa | sss7| si03] s76 | $1.45 ses | $1.89 $03 i
Relative error ce 2.0 WwW 29 31 28 39 61 21 188 |
Service workers.
Cost per hour worked $10.32 | sa00 | sese}> saz] gis $52 $15} $1.07 | (5) . |
Relative error 24 20 42 73 55 7.0 9.8. 24 (8) H
1 The relative error is the standard error expressed as a percent of the cost. retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries,
‘One can be 90-percent confident that the interval around the cost estimate © Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
bounded by 1.6 times plus and 1.6 times minus the standard error contains the © Relative enor is suppressed because cost per hour worked is $0.01 oF
"uve" cost. less. i
2 Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits.
3 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding. i

* Includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and



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EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION - MARCH 2001

In March 2001, employer costs for employee compensation for civilian workers in private industry and
State and local government in the United States averaged $22.15 per hour worked, the U.S. Department of
Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries, which averaged $16.07, accounted for
approximately 73 percent of these costs, while benefits, which averaged $6.08, accounted for the remaining 27
percent. (See table 1.)

Legally required benefits averaged $1.73 per hour (7.8 percent of total compensation), representing the
largest non-wage employer cost. Employer costs for paid leave benefits averaged $1.51 (6.8 percent), insurance
benefits averaged $1.46 (6.6 percent), and retirement and savings benefits averaged 78 cents (3.5 percent) per
hour worked.

Private Industry

In March 2001, private industry employer compensation costs averaged $20.81 per hour worked.
Wages and salaries averaged $15.18 per hour (72.9 percent), while benefits averaged $5.63 (27.1 percent).
(See table 5.)

Compensation costs varied by industry, occupational group, region, establishment size, and worker
characteristics such as bargaining status and full- or part-time status.

Average employer compensation costs were $24.40 per hour in goods-producing and $19.74 per hour in
service-producing industries. Among industry groups, average compensation costs ranged from $11.49 in retail
trade to $27.70 in transportation and public utilities. (See table 10.)

Average compensation costs were $25.34 per hour for white-collar occupations, $19.35 for blue-collar
occupations, and $10.32 for service occupations. Benefits, however, accounted for a greater proportion of
compensation costs for blue-collar occupations (30.3 percent) than for white-collar (26.2 percent) and service
occupations (22.5 percent). (See table 6.) .



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Table 7. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private industry workers, by

region and bargaining status, March 2001

Region? Bargaining status
‘Compensation 5 a
col nt Northeast South Midwest West Nonunion
Cost | Percent | Cost | Percent | Cost | Percent | Cost_ | Percent Cost} Percent
100.0 | $1859 | 1000 | s2047 | 1000 | $21.86 | 100.0 | $27.80 | 1000 | si9sa | 1000
729 13.71 737 14.69 18 16.19 744 18.36 66.0 14.81 744
230} aso] 263} sve] ze2| ser | 259] 945] 340] S18 | 259
72 V7 63 1.33 65 At 65 192 69 +31 66
36 38 31 68 32 89 32 98 35 64 32
24 40 22 46 22 49 22 64 23 45 23
9 4 & 1S a 19 9 22 8 AG 8
3 05, 3 07 3 04 2 08 3 05 3
. 78 33 48 26 75 37 52 24 1,12 + 49 55 28
21 g 22 12 30 15 22 1.0 66 24 19 10
06 3 04 2 08 A 04 2 AS 5 04 2
52 22 22 12 37 18 26 12 30 at 32 16
1,50 63 1:16 62 1.35 66 419 54 248 8.9 1.44 57
if 05 2 04 2 05 2 04 2 09 3 04 2
Health . 137 57 | 1.05 58] 122 60] 1.09 50.1} 226 ar | 1.04 52
Short-term disabitty 05 2 “03 2 04 2 03 1 98. 3 03 2
Long-term disability 08 ae) 03 2 03 a 03 1 05, 2 03 2
Retirement and savings: 74 34 51 27 63 34 66 3.0. 1.52 55 St 26
Defined benefit 24 1.0 16 g 27 13 2 1.0 1.08 39 a &
Defined contribution 50 24 34 18 37 18 45 24 45. 16 a0 20
Legally required benefits .. 1.90 739 155 83 1.69 83 1.87 86 2:34 84 1,65 83
Social Security? 141 59 115, 62 1.24 61 1.34 61 1.56 58 1.23 62
OASDI 143, 47 93 5.0 99 48 1.07 49 1.26 45 28 5.0
Medicare 28 12 22 42 24 12 26 12. 30 WwW 24 12
Federal unempt 03 a 03 2 03 | 4 03 1 03 1+ 03 2
State unemployment insurance ... 14 & 06 3 08° 4 AY 5 43 5 09 5
Workers’ compensation 32 13 Fal Ww 4 V7 39 18. 62, 22 30 15
Other benefits* 03 a 02 4 03 a 45) (8) oT 3 02 a

+The ‘regional coverage is as: follows: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Cofumbia, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South,
Carofina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Mlinois, Indiana,
Towa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South
Dakota, and Wisconsin; and West. Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

2 includes premium pay for work in addition to the regular work schedule (such as

‘overtime, weekends, and holidays). .

3 The total employer's cost for Social Security is comprised of an OASDI portion,
and a Medicare portion. OASDI is the acronym for Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability
Insurance.

4 Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits.

5 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less. 2

5 Less than .05 percent.

Note: The sum of individual tems may not equal totals due to rounding:



Table 6. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a

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Private industry workers, by major occupational group, March 2001

percent of total compensation:

c ion All workers White collar Blue collar Service
‘component
Cost_| Percent | Cost | Percent | Cost | Percent | Cost | Percent
Total compensation $20.81 100.0 | $25.94 100.0 | $1935 | 1000 | sios2 | 1000
Wages and satasies .. 15.18 729 | 1871 73.8 13.48 697 8.00 75
Total benefits .. 5.63 2A 6.63 262 5.87 303 2.32 25
Paid leave 1.37 668 1.88 7A 1.08 56 a2 aa
68 33 92 36 54 28 20 19
a7 +23 63 25 39 20 14 14
a7 8 2 10 10 5 07 7
06 3 08 3 04 2 02 2
Supplemental pay .. ot 29 68 27 76 39 16. 16
Premium? ...... 24 12 3 5 51 26 08 8B
‘Shitt differentials 05 2 05 2 07 4 03 3
32 15 50 20 19 10 04 4
1.28 62 1.43, 56 1.45 75 5.0
05 2 06 2 05 3 (3)
1.16 58 1.29 51 1.34 69 AT
04 2 04 2 05 3 3)
03 1 04 2 02 4 @)
Retirement and savings 62 3.0 75 3.0 68 34 18 15
Defined benefit... 21 1.0 17 7 37 19 05 5
Defined coritibution 40 19 58 23 29 15 09 9
Legally required benefits 1.73 a3 1.85 73 1.89 98 1.07 10.4
Social Security’ .. 1.26 61 1.52 6.0 1S 59 72 7.0
ASD) . 102 49 1.22 48 93 48 58 56
Medicare -. . 25 12 31 12 22 Mw 14 14
Federal unemployment insurance 03 a 03 4 03 2 04 4
State unemployment insurance 08 4 09 4 a 6 08 8
Workers’ compensation ... 33 16 a 8 60 31 23 22
Other benefits 02 + 03 1 03 2 (7) (4)
Includes premium pay for work in addition to the regular work  OASDI portion and a Medicare portion. OASDI: is the acronym for

schedule (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays).
2 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
3 Less than .05 percent.

4 The total employer's cost for Social Security is comprised of an

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability insurance.

© Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits,

Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.



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Table 3.. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: State and local
government, by selected characteristics,’ March 2001

Compensation All workers White collar occupations | Service occupations Service industries
‘component Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent
‘Total compensation .. $90.06 100.0 | $33.92 100.0 | $2283 400.0 | $31.69 100.0
Wages and salaries .. 21.34 71.0 24.22 727 1491 653 23.18 73.4
Total benefits 873 20.0 9.10 27.3 7.92 oa7 851 269
2.34 78 2.42 73 2.13 93 2.13 67
80 27 75 23 ‘92 40 59 49
76 25 80 24 67 29 ca 22
59 20 ST 20 39 7 84 20
18 & 20 6 5 7 19 6
28 2 15 5 55 24 a7 5
12 4 04 a 29 13 05 2
06 2 04 a 13 6 05 2
08 3 7 2 14 & 06 2
256 B85 272 82 21 92 2.61 82
06 2 08 2 05 2 05 2
2.45 82 2.60 78 2.00 88 2.50 73

03 a 02 1 05 2 02 aA

Long-term disability 03 a 04 1 02 1 03 a
Retirement and savings .. 1.73 58 1.83 55 1.62 7s 172 54
Defined benefit 1.51 5.0 1.59 48 1.52 67 15t 48
Defined contribs 22 7 2 7 10 4 24 7
Legally required benefits 1.78 59 4,92 58 1.45 64 1.83 5B
Social Security 1.40 47 1.59 48 93 44 1.52 As
OASDI 1.08 36 123 37 71 at 1.18 37
Medicare (32 1 36 At 1.0 ww

Federal unemployment insurance “) @) “) (5) “) (5) “) (8)
State unemployment insurance 04 a 04 2 04 1
Workers’ compensation .. 34 ada 28 8 48 24 27 a
Other benefits® 06 2 08 2 06 3 06 2

1 This table presents data for the two major occupational groups in State
and local _govemments: White-collar occupations, largely professional

occupations, including teachers; and service occupations, including
firefighters; and one major industry group, services. The service industries,

and

which include health and educational services, employ a large part of the State

and local government workforce.

2 Includes premiumn pay for work in addition to.the regular work Schedule

(such as overtime, weekends, and holidays).

3 The total employer's cost for Social Security is comprised of an OASDI
Portion and a Medicare portion. OASDI is the acronym for Old-Age, Survivors;
and Disability insurance.

4 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.

5 Less than .05 percent.

§ Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits.

Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.

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EXPLANATORY NOTES

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC) measures the average cost per employee hour
worked that employers pay for wages and salaries and benefits. .

Wages and salaries are defined as the hourly straight-time wage rate, or, for workers not paid on an ©
hourly basis, straight-time earnings divided by the corresponding hours. Straight-time wage and salary rates are
total earnings before payroll deductions and include production bonuses, incentive pay, commissions, and'cost-
of-living allowances. Not included in straight-time earnings are nonproduction bonuses, such as lump-sum.
payments provided in place of wage increases, shift differentials, and premium pay for overtime. and weekend
work; these payments are included jn the benefits component. a :

Benefits include: Paid Jeave--vacations, holidays, sick leave, and other Jeave; supplemental pay--premium
pay for work in addition to the regular work schedule (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays), shift
differentials, and nonproduction bonuses (such as referral bonuses and lump-sum payments provided in place of
wage increases); insurance--life, health, short-term disability, and long-term disability; retirement and savings--
defined benefit and defined contribution plans; legally required benefits--Social Security, Federal and State
unemployment insurance, and Workers’ Compensation; and other benefits--severance pay and supplemental

unemployment benefits.

In June 2000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics expanded the definition of nonproduction bonuses to better
represent the compensation packages offered to employees. The March 2001 ECEC includes, in addition to the
traditional types of nonproduction bonuses such as attendance bonuses and lump sum payments, hiring and
referral bonuses. A fact sheet has been prepared with additional information on this change and the costs of
these bonuses. This information can be obtained directly from the BLS Internet site
(http://www.bls.gov/ecthome.htm), by e-mail request (ocltinfo @bls.gov), or by telephone (202) 691-6199.

The 2001 Survey

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation include data from both private industry and State and Jocal
government. Not included are the self-employed and farm, household, and Federal government workers. Survey
data are published annually with the payroll period that includes March 12 as the reference period.

The cost levels in this release are based on a probability sample of about 32,200 occupations within
approximately 7,500 sample establishments in private industry and about 3,800 occupations within approximately
800 sample establishments in State and local government. Sample establishments are classified by industry
categories based on the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system, as defined by the U.S. Office of
Management and Budget. Within a sample establishment, specific job categories are selected to represent
broader major occupational groups such as professional specialty and technical occupations.

Current employment weights are used to calculate cost levels. The March 2001 cost levels were
calculated using the March 2001 employment counts from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment
Statistics (CES) program, benchmarked to the 2000 universe of all private nonfarm establishments. In most
instances, private industry employment counts were total employment estimates for 2-digit major industry
groups, such as primary metal manufacturing or food stores, as defined by the SIC system. In a few cases, 3-.
and 4-digit industry employment counts were used. These include the 4-digit aircraft manufacturing industry
(3721) and the 3-digit health care and educational industries. For more information on SIC coding, see “BLS
Establishment Estimates Revised to Incorporate March 1996 Benchmarks” in the June 1997 issue of
Employment and Earnings. For State and local governments, employment counts ranged from those for 3-digit



Table 1.
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Table 9.

Table 10.
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Table 13.

Table 14.

Table 15.
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Table of Contents:

Civilian workers, by major occupational group

Civilian workers, by occupational and industry group

State and local government, by selected characteristics :
State and local government, by-occupational and industry group

Private industry, by major industry group

Private industry, by major occupational group
Private industry, by region and bargaining status
Private industry, by establishment employment size

Private industry, by major occupational and industry group, and full-time

and part-time status

Private industry, by occupational and industry: group

Private industry, workers in goods-producing:and service-producing industries, by
occupational group :

Private industry, workers in manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries, by
occupational group

Private industry, by bargaining status, and major industry and occupational group
Private industry, by establishment employment size, and major industry and
occupational group

Private industry, workers in health'services, by industry and occupational group
Private industry, workers in transportation equipment manufacturing and

public utilities, by industry and occupational group

Explanatory notes

Appendix table. Employer costs per hour worked for components of compensation, and relative

standard errors, by major industry-and occupational categories, March 2001

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Table 10.. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private industry
workers, by occupational and industry group, March 2001

Benefit costs
Total Wages
Series compen | and Supple- Retirement] Legally +
sation | salaries Paid | mental and | required | , Other,
Total | reave | pay | surance | inos | boheme. | Benefits’
Cost per hour worked
All workers in private industy ... S081 | $15.18 | $5.63} $1.37] $061} $128 | -soez | $173 | so02 |
‘Occupational group |
2534 | 18711] 663] 1.08 68 1.43 75 1.85, 03 |
34.48 25.47 9.01 2.80 7 1.80 4.42 2.48 04
3762 | 2797 | 965] 3.13 79 1.82 1.22 2.66 04
2720 | 1968 | 753] 206 73 177 87 2.08 03
4086 | 2950 | 11.36] 345] 1.65 2.07 1.42 272 06
16.14 12.62 3.49 81 33 73 29 1.33 (?)
17.27 12.57 4.70 1.17 39 1.33 AT 1.32 02 i
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19.35 | 1348 | sa7| 1.08 76 1.45 66 1.89 03
Precision production, craft, and repair 2484 | 17.38 | 747] 1.46 ot 175 94 237 03
Machine operators, assemblers, and in 1798 | 1205 | 593} 119] 1.00 1.57 31 1.61 05
Transportation and material moving 19.08 13.30 5.78 93 65 143 73 2.03 02
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .. 13.83 9.97 3.86 61 AS 1.00 +38 1.43 (?)
‘Service occupations ... 10.32 8.00 2.32 AZ 16 52 15 1.07 (?)
Industry group
‘Goods-producing industries? 2440 | 1686 | 755] 1.60} 1.07 4.85 83 214 5
COMSTUCHIOR nn 24.08 | 47.04 | 7.031 85] 100 1.51 1.05 262 (?y
Manufacturing 2430 | 1668 | 764] 185] 1.09 1.93 75 1.95 07
Durables 2563 | 17:35 | 828] 200] 1.24 2.08 31 207 09
Nondurables 22.25 15.59 6.66 1.63 86 1.70 65 178 04
Service-producing industries* 1974 | 1468 | 506} 1.30 48 1 55 460 | (7)
Transportation and public uti 27.70 18.94 B76 1.98 WT 2.08 1.28 221 04
Wholesale trade 22.83 16.51 6.33 153 70 1,55 65 1.88 03
Retail trade .. 11.49 9.13 2.38 46 AW 46 16 140 (2)
Finance, insurance, and real estate 27.29 19.35, 7.93 2.04 1.22 1.70 1.07 1.84 06
Services - seuss 2001 15.92, 5.19 1.49 38 1.42 53 1.68 (?)
Percent of total compensation
All workers in private industry 100.0 729 274 66 29 62 3.0 83 OF
Occupational group
White-coliar occupations: 100.0 73.8 262 74 27 56 3.0 73 J H
Professional specialty and technical 100.0 739 26.1 Bt 22 52 32 72 a
Professional speciaity 100.0 74.3 257 83 24 48 32 7A a
Technical. 100.0 yea} 277} 76 27 65 32 76 1 i
Executive, administrative, and managerial - 100.0 722} 278} 84 40 54 35 67 a
Sales .. 100.0 78.3 207 5.0 20 45 18 83 ()
Administrative suppor, including 100.0 vee | 272) 68 23 77 “27 78 1
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Blue-collar occupations .. 100.0 697 | 203] 56 39 75 34 98 2 |
Precision production, craft, and repai 100.0 70.0 | 30.4 59 37 720 38 95 4 |
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors 100.0 670 | 330] 66 56 a7 28 9.0 3 |
‘Transportation and material moving .. 100.0 697 | 303] 49 34 75 38 10.6 A
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 100.0 72.4 27.9 44 32 72 27 10.3 )
‘Service occupations 100.0 75 225 at 16 5.0 1S 10.4 (5)
Industry group
100.0 e921} 309] 66 44 76 34 88 2
100.0 708 | 292 35 42 63 44 109 )
100.0 68.6 314 76 45 79 34 80 3
100.0 o77 | 323] 78 48 84 32 81 4
300.0 701 | 29] 73 39 768 29 80 2
100.0 744 256 66 24 58 28 81 (8)
100.0 eaa} 318] 74 42 75 46 80 a i
100.0 v3 | 277} 67 31 68 28 B2 a |
100.0 79.5 205 40 15 40 14 97 (8) |
100.0 70.9 290.1 75 45 62 39 67
100.0 754 24.6 71 7 53 25 80 (8)
3 Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits. retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries.
2 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less. 5 Less than .05 percent.

3 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
4 Includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.


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Table 12. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a
manufacturing and nonmanufacturing workers, by occupational group, March 2001

Percent of total compensation: Private industry

Benefit costs
Total Wages
Series compen | and Supple- Retirement] Legally
sation | salaries | 54 | Paid | mental Insurance | 29d | requiea ran st
“ leave | pay savings | benefits
Cost per hour worked
All workers, manufacturing industries . S666 | $7.64) S185] sio9 | s193.| $075 | 1.05 | sa07
White-collar tions 2376 | 964] 268] 1.05 228 1.04 2.30 09
Professional specialty and technical . 2614 { 11.22] 347] 1.09 261 1.29 259 W7
Professional specialty .. 2947 | 1225| 398] 101 271 1.50 285 20
Technical 29.40 | 2008} 995] 254] 125 244 90 212 10
Executive, administrative, and managerial .. 47.00 | 3441 | 1259/ 437] 445 2.49 14 3.01 08
Administrative suppor, including clerical 2036 | 1401] 635] 455 83 1.89 53 1.52 + 02
Bive-collar occupations 2023 | 1348] 675} 199] 4.11 177 81 1.80 08
Precision production, craft, and repair 25.32 | 1695 | 837{ 190] 134 2.07 79 220 o7
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors 19.98 | 1272] ees} 135] 117 177 “60 1.70 06
‘Transportation and material moving 2035 | 1381} 654] 116] 1.00 1.85 62 2.07 04
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, 14.73 | 1018 | 455| “79 62 1.36 38 1.40 04
‘Service occupations... 17.22 19.59 5.63 119° 72 1.59 57 1.46 At
All workers, nonmanufacturing Industries 2012 | 1489] 523} 128 82 1.45 59 168 | (2)
White-collar occupations 24.44 | 1815 | 629] 177 64 1.34 72 1.80 02
Professional specialty and technical 33.99 | .2535 | 864] 269 7 1.68 1.08 2.48 02
Professional specialty... 36.98 | 27.73 | 925] 299 75 1.68 118 2.63 02
«Technical ... 2676 | 1960] 7.15] 196 62 1-63 87 207 )
Executive, administrative, and managerial 39.87 28.71 14.16 3.33 1.68 2.00 1.42 2.67 06
Sales .. ' 15.69 12.30 3.38 78 32 70 28 1.30 (7)
Administrative support, including clerical. 16.94} 1242] 452] 113 35 127 46 1.30 1 02
Blue-collar occupations ......... 18.86 13.48, 5.38 a 57 1.28 68 1.93 (7)
Precision production, era, pair 2465] 1754} 7.45] 129 75 1.62 1.00 244
‘Transportation and material moving 18.90 13.23 5.67 89 59 1.40 75 2.02 02
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ._. 13.58 9.91 3.66 55 38 90 38 1.44 (7)
Service occupations .. 10.25 796 2.28 AY 16 51 14 1.06 (7)
Percent of total compensation
All workers, manufacturing industries .. 100.0 68.6 314 76 45 79 34 BO 03
White-collar occupations ..... 100.0 714 28.9 86 34 68 31 69 3
Professional ‘specialty and technical 100.0 70.0 30.0 93 29 70 135 69 5
Professional specialty .. 100.0 70.7 29.4 95 24 65 36 68 5
Technica! .. 100.0 68.2 318 BE 43 83 31 72 3
Executive, administrat and managerial 100.0 73.2 268 Bg 31 53 30 64 1
Administrative support; ‘including clerical .. 100.0 * 68.8 2 76 44 9.3 26 7s 1
Blue-collar occupations: 100.0 66.6 33.4 69 55 87 3.0 89 3
Precision production, craft, and repair 100.0 66.9 331 75 53 82. 34 87 3
Machine operators, assemblers, and W000 | -656 | 344] 70 60 ot at Baby 3
Transportation and material moving 100.0 679 | 321] 57 49 at 30 102 2
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 100.0 6931 | 309} 54 42. 92 24, 95 3
Service occupations .. 100.0 673 | s27] 69 a2 92 33 85 6
All workers, Ronmanufacturing industries: 100.0 74.0 26.0 64 26 57 29 Bs ()
‘White-collar occupations 100.0 743] 271 72 26 55 29 74
Professional i 100.0 74.6 25.4 79 21 49 32 72 1
Professional specialty .. 100.0 75.0 25.0 BA 2.0 45 32 7A 1
Technical ... 100.0 73.2 287 73 23 61 33 LAA 3)
Executive, administrative, and ‘Managerial 100.0 72.0 28.0 B4 42 5.0 36 67 2
Sales . 100.0 78.4 215 5.0 20 45 18 83 @)
Administrative suppon,, including clerical 100.0 733 267 67 24 75 27 WW
Blue-collar occupations .. 100.0 715] 225] 48 3.0 68 36 10.2 (8)
Precision production, craft, and repair 100.0 712 | zea] 52 30 66 41 99 1
‘Transportation and material moving .- 100.0 70.0 30.0 47 3t 74 40 10.7 a
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 100.0 730 | eof 44 28 66 28 wos | (3)
Service occupations .... 100.0 77 222 40 1.6 5.0 14 10.3 @)

Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits.

2 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 oF less.
% Less than .05 percent.

Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.



Retirement and savings benefit costs in private industry

In March 2001, the average cost for retirement and savings benefits was 62 cents per hour in private
industry (3.0 percent of total compensation). Employer retirement and savings costs varied by industry,
Occupation, bargaining status, region, and establishment size.

Retirement and savings costs were higher in goods-producing (83 cents per hour and 3.4 percent of total
Compensation) than in service-producing (55 cents per hour and 2.8 percent of total compensation) industries.
(See table 5.)

The average cost per hour worked for retirement and savings was 75 cents for white-collar occupations,
66 cents for blue-collar occupations, and 15 cents for service occupations. The proportion of total compensation
Tepresented by retirement and savings benefits was 3.4 percent among blue-collar occupations, 3.0 percent for
white-collar occupations, and 1.5 percent for service occupations: (See table 6.)

Retirement and savings costs were higher, both in average dollar amount per hour and as a proportion of
total compensation, for union workers ($1.52 and 5.5 percent of total compensation) than for nonunion workers
(S1 cents and 2.6 percent of total compensation). Defined benefit plan costs were much greater for union than
nonunion workers and represented a greater proportion of employer costs for retirement and savings than did
defined contribution plans. (See table 7.) .

Retirement and savings costs ranged from 51 cents per hour in the South to 74 cents in the Northeast,
with costs averaging 63 cents per hour in the Midwest and 66 cents in the West. ‘The proportion of total
compensation represented by retirement and savings varied slightly among regions. (See table 7.)

Retirement and savings costs increased, both in average dollar amount per hour and as a proportion of
total compensation, with establishment size. Establishments with fewer than 100 employees averaged 42 cents
(2.4 percent), establishments with 100-499 employees averaged 61 cents (2.9 percent), and establishments with

500 or more employees averaged $1.12 (4.0 percent). (See table 8.) .

State and local government

In March 2001, employer costs in State and.local governments averaged $30.06 per hour worked.
‘Wages and salaries, which accounted for 71.0 percent of the total, averaged $21.34, while benefits, which
accounted for the remaining 29.0 percent, averaged $8.73. (See table 3 and explanatory notes.)

Average hourly compensation costs were higher for white-collar occupations ($33.32) than for blue-
collar ($23.44) and service occupations ($22.83). (See table 4.) Benefits accounted for 34.7 percent of total
compensation for service workers, 33.9 percent for blue-collar workers, and 27.3 percent for white-collar
workers.

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Among the four regions, compensation costs ranged from $18.59 per hour in the South to $23.91 in the
Northeast. The proportion of compensation represented by benefits ranged from 25.9 percent in the: West to
28.2 percent in the Midwest. (See table 7.)

Compensation costs increased with establishment size. These costs ranged from an average of $17.86 per
hour in establishments with fewer than 100 workers to $28.17 in establishments with 500 workers or more. The:
proportion of compensation costs represented by benefits also increased with establishment size, from 24.9
percent in establishments with fewer than 100 workers to 30.2 percent in establishments with 500 or more
workers. (See table 8.)

Average employer compensation costs were higher for union workers, $27.80 per hour, than for
nonunion workers, $19.98. Benefits represented a greater proportion of compensation costs for union workers :
(34.0 percent) than for nonunion workers (25.9 percent). These compensation cost differences reflect:variation
in the distribution of union and nonunion workers among occupations, industries, and establishments-of different:
sizes. (See table 13.)

Compensation costs for full-time workers in private industry averaged $23.55 per hour compared with
$11.65 for part-time workers. Benefit costs represented a greater proportion of compensation costs for full-time
workers than for part-time workers (28.2 percent compared with 19.3 percent). (See table 9.) Workers are
classified as full time or part time according to the practices of surveyed establishments. Part-time employees are
typically scheduled to work fewer hours than full-time employees in the same work activity.

Health benefit costs in private industry

In March 2001, private industry health benefit costs averaged $1.16 per hour or 5.6 percent of total
compensation. Employer health benefit costs varied by industry, occupation, bargaining status, region; and
establishment size.

In goods-producing industries, health benefit costs were higher, $1.68 per hour (6.9 percent of total

compensation) compared with $1.01 (5.1 percent of total compensation) for service-producing industries. (See:
table 5.)

Employer costs for health benefits ranged from $1.34 per hour and 6.9 percent of total compensation for
blue-collar occupations to 49 cents ‘and 4.7 percent of total compensation for service occupations. In white-
collar occupations, employer costs for health benefits averaged $1.29 (5.1 percent). (See table 6.)

Employer costs for health benefits were higher for union workers, averaging $2.26 per hour (8.1
percent), than for nonunion workers, averaging $1.04 (5.2 percent). (See table 7.)

Among the four regions, costs for health benefits ranged from $1.05 per hour in the South to $1.37 in the
Northeast. (See table 7.) Health benefit costs increased, both in average dollar amount and as a proportion of
total compensation, with establishment size. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers averaged 88 cents (4.9
percent), those with 100-499 employees averaged $1.26 (6.0 percent), and those with 500 or more employees
averaged $1.79 (6.4 percent). (See table 8.)

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Table 8. Employer costs per hour worked for employée compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private industry
2 .

workers, by establishment employment size, March 2001

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c ion Allworkers 1-99 workers | 100 workers or more | 100-499 workers | 500 workers or more
component Cost_| Percent |" Cost | Percent | Cost | Percent |" Cost | Percent | Cost | Percent
‘Total compensation .. $20.81 | 100.0 | $17.86 | 1000 | $2419 | 1000-] g2097 | 1000 | so817 |} 100.0
Wages and salaries .. AB 729} war} 75.1 | 1720] 71.4]. 4521] 725] 1967 | cos
Totat benefits... 563 | 274] 445] 249] 699 | 289] -576 | 275] 50! a02
Paid leave. 137 66 | 102 sz} 178 74 | +139 66 | 227 Bt
8 a3 50 28 88 36 68 32] 113 40
a7 23 35 20 ‘81 25 49 23 75 27
W7 38 33 7 21 9 16 8 28 1.0
06 3 03 2 08 3 08 3 TT 4
61 29 47 26 78 32 84 31 95 34
2h 12 18 1.0 31 13 cA 43 38 13
05 2 () (3) 10 4 07 3 4 5
32 15 28 16 37 15 30 14 45 16
1.28 62 9 53] 1.68 69} 1.38 66 | 200 7
05 2 03 2 06 2 05 2 08 3
116 56 88 49 1.49 62 126 60 1.79 64
04 2 02 a 06 2 05 2 08 3
08 1 02 4 04 2 03 1 08 2
62 3.0 A2 24 84 35 tT 29 1.42 40
2 1.0 42 7 32 13 21 1.0 46 16
40 19 Bol Ww 51 24 40 19 66 23
173 B83 159 89 1.89 78 172 82 2.09 74
1.26 61 wy 62 1.44 60 1.27 61 1.65 59
1.02 49 89 5.0 415 48 1.02, 49 1.32 47
25 12 22 12 28 12 25 12 33 12
Federal unemployment insurance .. 03 a (03 2 03 a 03 1 03 a
State unemployment insurance 09 4 09 5 10 4 10 5 09 3
Workers’ compensation 33 16 35 2.0 32 13 32 E 82 wt
Other benefitsS .. 02 a (7) (8) 04 2 02 4 07 2
* ‘Includes premium pay for work in addition to the regular work schedule portion and a Medicare

(such as overtime, weekends, and holidays).
2 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
3 Less than .05 percent.

* The total employer's cost for Social Security is comprised of an OASD)

Portion. OASDI is the acronym for Old-Age, Survivors,
and Disability insurance. :

© Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits.

Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.

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Table 11. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private industry
goods-producing and service-producing workers, by occupational group, March 2001
Benefit costs
Total | Wages
Series compen- | and Supple- Retirement] Legally | 6 |
sation | salaries Paid | mental and | required a |
Total | eave | “pay | insurance | 97 fie | benebits i
* |
Cost per hour worked {
Au\workers, goods producing Industries? sie.es | $7.55] st6o| $107 | s1a5-] goss | $214 | $005
2330 | 960] 270| 129 2.20 1.01 292 07
25.85 11.10 3.40 1.08 2.63 - 1.26 2.57 AS
2071 | 12398] 398] 1.04 278 153 288 49
1952 | 399) 244} 1.15 2.39 82 2.10 09
Executive, administrative, and managerial 9231 | 1210} 371} 2.46 2.39 1.38 3.12 08
Administrative support, including clerical. 2003 | 1397] 606} 1.46 7 1.78 53 151 02
Blue-collar occupations 2123 | 1445] 678} 1.19 99 172 7 2.08 04
Precision production, craft, repair ... 25.60 17.65 7.95 1.36 1.00 1.91- 1.06 258 04
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 1942 | 1277 | 666] 134] 1.17 177 60 +71 06
‘Transportation and material moving . 2247 | 1516 | 731] 103} 1.09 1.88 94 234 03
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 1527 | 1081] 446] 61 58 1.17 45 1.63 02
Service occupations .. 16.41 | 1126} 5.16] 1.05 64 1.41, 49 147 10
All workers, service-producing Industries? 19.74 44.68 5.06} 1.30 48 11 55 1.60 ()
White-coltar occupations .. 2ao7 | 1a06 | 621} 177 59 1.32 72 1.79 02
Professional specialty and technical. 3400} 25.39] 861] 269 n 1.64 1.09 2.46 02
Professional specialty .. 3687 | 2768 | 920) 298 74 1.68 147 262 02
26.87 1972 | 716} 1.96 62 161 88 2.08 “)
39.78 28.83 10.95, 3.39 1.45 1.99 1.43 2.62 06
15.52 42.17 3.35 77 3 70 27 1.29 (4)
Administrative support, including clerical... ea9 | 1238 | 451] 1.13 34 426 46 1.30 02
Biue-collar occupations: 17.28 12.42 4.86 96 52 417 53 1.68 (4)
Precision production, craft, and repair ..... 23.65 16.94 671 1.60 78 1.50 76 2.05 02
‘Transportation and material moving .. 18,16, 12.79 5.36 90 52 134 68 1.94 02
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 12.96 9.46 3.50 60 35 90 33 1.31 (4)
Service occupations . 10.24 796 | 228] a1 16 5) 4 1.06 4)
Percent of total compensation
All workers, goods-producing industries? 100.0 69.4 30.9 66 44 76 34 B88 f 0.2
White-collar occupations .. 100.0 70.8 29.2 B2 39 67, 31 7 2 i
Professional specialty and technical . 100.0 70.0 30.0 92 29 7 34 7.0 4 |
Professional specialty 100.0 70.6 29.4 95 25 66 36 68 5 . |
Technical 100.0 68.5 315 86 40 84 29 74 3 i
ive, at ge? 100.0 viz | 28} 82 54 53 30 69 a |
Administrative support, including clerical 100.0 69.7 33 73 38 89 26 75 a |
Blue-collar occupations. 100.0 oar | si9} 56 ar at 38 98 2
Precision production, craft, and repair 100.0 68.9 31.1 53 39 75 4at 40.1 2
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 100.0 oa | 343} 69 60 at 34 8B 3
‘Transportation and material moving .. 100.0 e75 | 225] 46 49 84 42 10.4 a
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and 100.0 708 29.2 4.0 38 WT 29 107 a i
‘Service occupations . 100.0 eas | 314] 64 39 86 3.0 90 8
All workers, service-producing Industries? 100.0 744] 256] 66 24 56 28 84 8) i
White-collar 100.0 74a] 26] 73 24 54 30 74 a
Professional specialty and technical 100.0 747 25.3 79 24 48 32 72 a 1
Professional speciatty 100.0 71 | 20). 81 20 45 32 71 - i
Technical 100.0 734 | 26] 73 23 60 33 77} (8)
Executive, administrative, and managerial 100.0 725} 275] 85 37 5.0 38 66 2
Sales 100.0 78.4 21.6 5.0 20 45 Ww 83 @)
Administrative support, including clerical 100.0 733 | 267} 67 20 75 27 77 a |
Blue-coltar occupations 100.0 719 | 21} 56 3.0 68 34 oz | (5) '
Precision production, , 100.0 716 28.4 68 33 63 32 By a
Transportation and material moving 100.0 704} 295} 50 29 72 37 107 a
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 100.0 730 | 270) 46 27 69 25 10.4 8)
Service occupations .. 100.0 m7 | 223] 40 16 5.0 14 104 | (5)
4 Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits. 4 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
2 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. 5 Less than .05 percent.
3 Includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and
Tetail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries. Note: The sum of individual items may not equa! totals due to rounding.