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Table 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, June 2002
Benefit costs
Total | Wages
Series compen- | and ‘Supple- Retirement] Legally | Giner
sation | salaries Paid | mental and | required 1
Total | eave | “pay | !surance | <vinas | benefits | benefits
Cost per hour worked by year
Transportation equipment manufacturing (SIC 37) $34.86 | $2282 | $1204} $297] $197 | $299 $1.03 $2.83 $0.24
White-collar occupations .. 46.04 | sate | 1388] 450] 1.33 3.25 1.33 3.28 18
Professional specialty and technical 46.98 | 9241 | 1457} 490] 1.11 3.58 1.82 3.46 20
Executive, administrative, and manageriat 5963 | 4366] 1597] 539] 2:13 285 1.59 3.81 20
Blue-collar occupations .. 2939 | 1824] 1115] 221 2.30 287 88 262 7 |
Service occupations .. 27.10 | 1695 | 10.15] 251 1.43 2.82 92 224 24 i
Aircraft manufacturing (SIC 3721) .. 41.98 | 2790 | 1408] 383] 1.78 3.58 1.46 3.20 22 i
White-collar occupations 4515 | 3068 | 1447} 437] 1.27 3.68 1.60 3.33 23
Blue-collar occupations 37.02 | 2359 | 1344] 298] 260 3.39 1.23 3.03 at |
Public utilities (SIC’s 48, 49) 34.41 23.10 | 1131] 323] 1.48 288 117 2.43 12
White-collar occupations 34.72 | 2362] 1140] 317] 1.52 2.80 1.08 2.40 14
Biue-collar occupations .. 94.45 | 2255 | 11.90] 3.41 1.45 3.08 1.39 2.50 08
Communications (SIC 48) .. 3354 | 2289] 1066] 315] 1.97 274 96 233 MN
White-collar occupations 3349 | 2313 | 10.36] 302] 1.37 262 93 2.30 12
Biue-collar occupations 33.85 | 2298 | 1147] 351] 1.37 3.06 1.03 2.40 10
Electric, gas, and sanitary services (SIC 49) 36.05 | 2351 | 1254} 338] 1.70 3.14 1.58 2.62 13
White-collar occupations 38.19 | 25.00 | 1319] 359] 1.94 3.32 1.44 2.69 21
Biue-collar occupations 35.11 2273 | 1238] 330} 1.54 3.40 1.79 260 05
Percent of total compensation
‘Transportation equipment manufacturing (SIC 37) 100.0 655 | 345 85 57 86 3.0 81 o7
White-collar occupations ... 100.0 69.9 | 30.1 98 29 7 29 74 4
Professional specialty and technical 100.0 69.0 | 31.0 | 104 24 7.8 28 74 4
Executive, administrative, and managerial 100.0 732 | 268 9.0 36 48 27 64 3
Biue-collar occupations . 100.0 621 | 379 75 78 98 3.0 89 9
‘Service occupations 100.0 625 | 37.5 93 53 10.4 3.4 83 9
Aircraft manufacturing (SIC area) 100.0 665 | 335 o4 42 85 35 76 x
White-collar occupations .. 100.0 68.0 | 320 97 28 82 35 74 6
Blue-collar occupations 100.0 637 | 363 80 7.0 92 33 82 6
Public utilities (SIC's 48, 49) 100.0 671 | 329 94 43 84 34 74 3
‘White-collar occupations, 100.0 68.0 | 320 94 44 81 34 69 4 |
Blue-collar occupations . 100.0 655 | 345 99 42 89 40 73 2 |
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Communications (SIC 48) 100.0 682 | 318 94 44 82 29 69 3 i
White-collar occupations. 100.0 69.1 | 309 9.0 ad 78 28 69 4
Blue-collar occupations ... 100.0 661 | 339 | 104 40 9.0 3.0 7A 3 i
Electric, gas, and sanitary services (SIC 49) .. 100.0 652 | 348 94 47 87 44 73 4
White-collar occupations 100.0 655 | 345 94 51 87 38 70 $8 |
Blue-collar occupations .. 100.0 647 | 353 94 44 88 54 74 4 |

1 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 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, June 2002 1

Benefit costs \
Total | Wages |
Series compen- | and Supple- Retirement Legally | Gino,
sation | salaries Paid | mental and | required 1
Total | jeave | pay | MS4AMCE | savings | benefits | benefits
Cost per hour worked by year
All workers in private industry . $21.83 | $15.90 | $594] $1.44] $060 | $142 | $062 | $182} $0.03
Occupational group
White-collar occupations 2660 | 1962] 698] 198 66 1.60 1.95 08
Professional specialty and technical 36.00 | 2656} 9.44] 295 76 2.00 4.10 258 04
Professional specialty . 39.05 | 2899 | 1008} 329 79 2.00 1.46 276 05
Technical 2901 | 2098 | 803} 217] 71 1.99 96 2.18 02
Executive, administrative, and managerial ... 4310 | 31.22 | 1188} 364] 1.63 226 1.39 2.90 07
Sales 1697 | 1320} 377) 85 33 87 29 1.42 (?)
Administrative suppor, including clerical 1216 | 1319 | 497] 1.23 37 1.49 48 1.39 02
Blue-collar occupations 2040 | 1447 | 623] 1.14 74 1.62 70 2.00 03
Precision production, craft, and repai 2629 | 1835 | 7.94] 154 88 1.94 1.04 2.49 04
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors wees | 1251 | 617] 1.21 97 1.73 51 171 108 |
Transportation and material moving 20.10 | 1389 | 62t] 1.01 66 1.63 78 213 03
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers | 14.52 | 1042 | 4.10 64 43 wi 38 153 (2)
Service occupations . 10.99 8.45 254 AB 19 60 16 4.44 (?)
Industry group
Goods-producing industries? 2557 | 1758 | 7.98] 165] 1.06 2.03 89 229 08
Construction 2558 | 1806 | 7.51 89 95 1.66 124 278 (?)
Manutacturing 25.30 | 1724] 805] 192] 1.11 212 76 207 08
Durables 2648 | 1791 | 856] 204] 1.19 2.26 79 217 a j
Nondurables 2359 | 1627 | 731| 1.73 98 191 72 1.94 04 i
Service-producing industries 20.77 | 1541 | 536| 1.38 7 1.25 55 1.69 02 i
Transportation and pubic utes . 2908 | 2057] 931] 221 99 241 1.21 2.43 05 |
Wholesale trade ....... 23.94 | i718 | 675| 153 79 1.78 63 1.98 |
Retail trade 11.99 950 | 2.49 47 16 54 15 418 (?)
surance, and real estate 2877 | 2032] 845] 213] 120 1.97 4.42 1.98 07
2228 | 1675} 553} 1.61 37 1.25 71 176 (7)
Percent of total compensation
All workers in private industry .. 100.0 728 | 272] 66 27 65 28 83 01
Occupational group
White-collar occupations . 100.0 738 | 262] 74 25 60 28 73 1
Professional specialty and technical ... 100.0 738 | 262] 82 2a 5.6 31 72 1 i
Professional specialty .. 300.0 742 | 258 | 84 20 6.1 3.0 7A a |
Technical .. 400.0 723 | 27} 75 24 69 33 75 4 i
Executive, administrative, and managerial - 400.0 724 | 276} 84 38 52 32 67 2
Sales ..... 100.0 78 | 2221 50 19 54 17 84 (5)
‘Administrative support, including clerical 100.0 726 | 274) 68 20 82 26 77 1 |
Blue-collar occupations 100.0 695 | 305] 56 36 79 34 98 4 |
Precision production, craft, and repair 100.0 698 | 302] 59 33 74 40 95 2
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors . 100.0 670 | 330] 65 52 93 27 92 3
‘Transportation and material moving . 100.0 61 | 309] 50 33 81 37 10.6 a
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, a 100.0 718 | 282} 44 3.0 76 26 10.5 (8)
Service occupations .. 100.0 769 | 23.1 az 7 55 15 10.4 (3)
Industry group
Goods-producing industries? . 400.0 68.8 31.2 65 at 79 35 9.0 2
Construction 100.0 70.6 29.4 35 37 65 aT 10.9 (5)
Manufacturing 100.0 681 | 318] 76 44 84 3.0 82 3
Durables 100.0 e77 | 324} 77 45 a5 3.0 B2 4
Nondurabi 100.0 6.0 | 310]; 73 42 81 34 82 2
Service-producing industries’ 100.0 742 | 258] 66 23 60 26 a4 a
‘Transportation and public utilities . 100.0 oss | 312] 74 33 84 49 a1 2
Wholesale trade . 100.0 718 | 282] 64 33 74 26 83 2
Retail trade .. 100.0 7a2 | 208] 39 13 45 13 98 (5) i
Finance, insurance, and real 100.0 70s | 294] 74 42 68 39 68 2
Services ... 100.0 752 | 248} 72 17 56 24 79 ()
1 Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits, retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industies, |
2 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 of less. 5 Less than .05 percent. }

3 Includes mining, construction, and manutacturing.
4 Includes transportation, communication, and pubfic utilities; wholesale and —_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, June 2002

Benefit costs
Total | Wages
Industry or
u compen- | and Supple- Retirement} Legally
occupation category sation | salaries | soya | Paid | mental |i ance | and | required | , Ore
leave | pay st savings | benefits "
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Civilian workers. |
Cost per hour worked by year $16.78 | $6.41] $159] $055 | $163 | so7s | $1.82 |} $0.03 |
Relative error .. 13 14°] 25 38 13 25 141 96 j
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State and local government workers i
Cost per hour worked by year $31.20 | $2200 | $9.20} $245] $27 | szas | $172 | sree $.06 i
Relative error 13 1.2 17 19 69 24 34 24 25.5
Private industry workers i
Cost per hour worked by year $21.83 | $1590 | $594] $144] $60} $1.42 $62 | $1.82 $.03
Relative error 18 1.6 17 | 32 40 18 33 12 94
‘Goods-producing industries?
Cost per hour worked by year . $25.57 | $17.58 | $798] $165} st.0s | $203 $89 | $229 $.06 i
Relative @r709 anecrencee 17 18 25 | 30 58 27 49 18 16.0 |
Service-producing industries |
Cost per hour worked by year $20.77 | $15.41 | $536] $1.38] $47 | $1.25 $55 | $1.69 $.02 |
Relative error 19 19 20 | 39 49 19 40 14 105
Manufacturing
Cost per hour worked by year $17.24 | $8.05} $192] stit | $212 $76 | $2.07 $.08
Relative error 19 26 | 33 65 29 54 17 170
Nonmanutacturing . |
Cost per hour worked by year $21.20 | $15.65 | $555] $136} $51 | $1.30 $60 | $1.77 $.02 |
Relative error ... 18 18 19 | 37 BA 19 38 13 12 |
White-collar workers
Cost per hour worked by y $t9.62 | segs] sive} ses | $1.60 $74 | $1.95 $03
Relative @FF0F esenneeneene 24 19 | 35 65 16 a3 16 93
Blue-collar workers
Cost per hour worked by year $20.40 | $1417 | so23] sii4] $74] $1.62 $70 | $2.00 $.03
Relative error 18 1.3 22 | 29 26 27 49 15 176
Service workers
Cost per hour worked by year $10.99 | $845 | $254) $46} $.19 $.60 $16 | $144 (3)
Relative error 24 24 40 | 62 97 60 Wd 16 (8)
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 5 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 5 Relative enor is suppressed because cost per hour worked is $0.01 or
“true” cost. less.
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.
* Includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and

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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, June 2002

Compensation Civilian workers White coltar Blue collar Service
component
Cost} Percent | Cost | Percent | Cost | Percent | Cost | Percent

Total compensation $23.20 | 1000 | $28.07 | 100.0 | $2066 | 1000 | $1316 | 1000
Wages and salaries 16.78 723 20.62 735 14.30 69.2 9.64 733
Total benefits 6.41 27.68 7.48 26.6 6.36 308 3.52 26.7
Paid leave .. 1.59 69 2.09 74 1.20 58 76 58
Vacation 74 32 96 34 60 29 34 26
Holiday .. 34 23 70 25 43 24 24 18
23 1.0 33 12 12 6 13 1.0
08 3 1 4 05 2 04 3
Supplemental pay 55 24 87 20 72 35 25 19
Premium? 23 1.0 12 4 50 24 13 10
Shift differentials .. 08 3 05 2 07 3 05 4
Nonproduction bonuses 27 12 40 14 16 8 7 Ss
Insurance 1.63 7.0 1.86 66 1.69 82 90 68
Life .. 04 2 05 2 04 2 02 2
Health 1.52 66 172 641 1.58 76 85 65
Short-term disability 04 2 104 a 05 2 02 2

Long-term disability 03 A 05 2 02 1 (?) (3)
Retirement and savings . 78 34 95 34 73 35 40 3.0
Defined benefit at 1.8 43 15 43 24 30 23
Defined contribution ... 38 16 52 19 30 15 10 8
Legally required benefits 1.82 78 1.95 69 1.98 96 1.20 o4
Social Security+ 1.34 58 1.60 57 1.21 59 80 61
OASD! ... 1.07 46 1.27 45 98 47 64 49
Medicare . 27 12 33 12 23 14 16 12
Federal unemployment insurance 03 a 03 4 03 1 03 2
State unemployment insurance 09 4 08 3 a 5 08 8
Workers’ compensation .. 38 16 124 2 64 31 30 23

Other benefits 03 A 04 a 03 4 (7) (3)

1 Includes premium pay for work in addition to the regular work

schedule (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays)
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

OASDI portion and a Medicare portion.
Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance.

OASDI is the acronym for

§ 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 earnings, commission
payments, and cost-of-living adjustments. Not included in straight-time earnings are nonproduction bonuses
such as lump-sum payments provided in lieu of wage increases, shift differentials, and premium pay for
overtime and for work on weekends and holidays; these payments are included in the benefits component.

Benefits include: Paid leave--vacations, holidays, sick leave, and other leave; 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
lieu of wage increases); insurance benefits--life, health, short-term disability, and long-term disability;
retirement and savings benefits--defined benefit and defined contribution plans; legally required benefits--social
security, medicare, Federal and State unemployment insurance, and workers’ compensation; and other benefits--
severance pay and supplemental unemployment plans.

The June 2002 Survey

The June 2002 Employer Costs for Employee Compensation includes data from both private industry
and State and local government. Not included are the self-employed and farm, household, and Federal
government workers. The reference period is the payroll period that includes June 12.

The publication schedule for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation has changed.
Publications will be issued on a quarterly basis, with data collected for the pay period including the 12" day of
the survey months of March, June, September, and December. Publications will be issued approximately three
months after the month of reference. The tables included in the quarterly news release are unchanged from the
annual format and also will be available on the Internet. Data are available on a quarterly basis beginning with
June 2002 data. Information may be obtained by calling (202) 691-6199, visiting the Internet site

(http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/home.htm), or by e-mail request (ocltinfo@bls.gov).

The cost levels in this release are based on a probability sample of about 29,400 occupations within
approximately 7,100 sample establishments in private industry and about 3,750 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 June 2002 cost levels were calculated
using the June 2002 employment counts from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics
(CES) program, benchmarked to the 2001 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



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and ECEC," which examined how differences in the construction of these measures contribute to differing
trends.

Standard errors relate to differences that occur from sampling errors, but not from nonsampling errors.

Nonsampling errors are not measured and include survey nonresponse and data collection and processing errors.

Survey nonresponse occurs when sample members are unwilling or unable to participate in the survey. Data
collection errors include 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 ocitinfo@bls.gov, or visiting the Internet site (http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/home.htm). Information
in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-
5200; Federal Relay Service Number: 1-800-877-8339.



Table 14. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private industry

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workers, by establishment employment size, and major industry and occupational group, June 2002

Benefit costs
. Total | Wages
Industry and occupational group, compen- | and Supple- Retirement] Legally | oy,
and employment size sation | salaries | to) | Paid | mental | incurance | and | required | ,Oer
leave | pay savings } benefits
Cost per hour worked by year
‘All workers in private industry $21.83 | $15.90 | $594] $1.44] soeo | si42 {| $062 | $1.82 |} $0.03
1-99 workers ... 1859 | 1395 | 464] 1.05 48 1.05 a 1.66 (2)

. 100 or more workers 2573 | 1823) 750] 1.91 78 1.87 88 2.01 08
100-499 workers, 2236 | 1610 | 625] 1.49 68 187 64 1.84 03
500 or more workers. 29.88 | 2085 | 903} 243 92 223 117 221 08

Goods-producing industries? 2557 | 1758 | 798| 165] 1.06 2.03 89 229 08
1-99 workers 2ie1 | 1552] 629] 1.01 79 1.54 85 2.28 (?)
100 or more 2860 | 1925 | 935] 217{| 1.27 242 4.09 2.30 Ao

100-499 workers .. 2440 | 1652] 788] 156] 1.19 213 86 24 03
500 or more workers ... s3a2 | 2232 | 1100] 285] 1.37 2.76 1.34 251 16

Service-producing industries* 2077 | 1541 | 536] 1.38 aT 1.25 85 1.69 02
4-99 workers ... 1797 | 1380 | 427] 1.06 37 95 36 1.53 ()
100 or more workers 2ae7 | 1796 | 681] 181 60 1.68 80 1.90 03

100-499 workers .. 2164 | 1596 | 568] 1.48 “50 1.38 58 1.75 03
500 or more workers 2852 | 2027 | 825] 226 73 2.02 4.10 2.09 05

White-collar occupations .. 2660 | 1962 | 698] 1.98 68 1.60 7 4.95 03
4-99 workers ... 2263 | i711 | 552] 152 53 1.24 50 1.72 ()
100 or more workers 3073 | 2223 | gsi] 2.46 81 1.98 1.00 2.20 08

100-499 workers 2673 | 1966 | 7.07| 197 69 1.67 73 1.99 04
500 or more workers ... a4as9 | 2496 | 1003] 298 94 231 1.29 2.42 09

Blue-collar occupations .. 2040 | 1417] 623] 1.14 74 1.62 70 2.00 03
1-99 workers ... 1351 | 1335: | 516} 85 56 127 50 4.97 ()
4100 or more workers 2275 | 1620] 755] 1.49 97 2.06 94 2.04 08

100-499 workers, 2033 | 1390] 643) 1.15 82 1.79 73 1.92 02
500 or more workers 2648 | 1720] 929) 201] 120 2.48 127 222 10
Percent of total compensation
All workers in private industry 100.0 72a | 22] 66 27 65 28 83 04

4-99 workers... 100.0 750 | 20] 56 24 56 22 89 (>)

100 or more workers .. 100.0 709 | 294 74 3.0 73 34 78 2
100-499 workers: 100.0 720 | 280} 67 3.0 7.0 29 82 4
500 or more workers. 400.0 eos | 302] 81 34 75 39 74 3

Goods-producing industries? 100.0 eas | 312] 65 44 79 35 9.0 2
4-99 workers ... 100.0 712 | 28| 46 36 7A 30 105 (5)
100 or more workers .. 100.0 673 | 327| 76 44 85 38 80 3

100-499 workers 100.0 677 | 323| 64 49 a7 35 86 a
500 or more workers 100.0 670 | 330] 86 44 83 40 75 5

Service-producing industries 100.0 742 | 28} 66 23 60 26 81 4
4-99 workers ... sev 400.0 71 | 239} 59 24 53 20 86 (3)
4100 of more workers .. 100.0 724 | 276] 73 24 67 32 77 A

100-499 workers 100.0 738 | 22| 67 23 64 26 84 4
500 or more workers 100.0 71 | 29] 79 26 7A 39 73 2

White-coltar occupations 100.0 738 | 22] 74 25 60 28 73 4
1-99 workers 100.0 75.6 24.4 67 23 55 22 76 (5)
100 or more 100.0 723 | 277} 80 26 64 33 72 2

100-499 workers 100.0 736 | 24| 74 26 62 27 74 4
500 or more workers 100.0 713 | 27] 85 27 66 37 69 3

Blue-collar occupations 100.0 65 | 305 | 56 36 79 3.4 98 a
4-99 WOTKETS ere 100.0 721 | 279 | 46 3.0 69 27 10.6 @)
100 or more workers .. 100.0 ees | 332] 65 43 91 44 90 3

100-499 workers 100.0 684 | 316] 57 40 88 36 94 1
500 or more workers 100.0 65.0 | 354 76 45 94 48 84 4

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 includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and

retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries.
5 Less than .05 percent,

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



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Table 6. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation:
Private industry workers, by major occupational group, June 2002

Compensation ‘All workers, White collar Blue collar Service
component
Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent
Total compensation .. $21.83 100.0 $26.60 100.0 $20.40 100.0 $10.99 100.0
‘Wages and salaries .. 15.90 728 19.62 738 14.17 69.5 8.45 769
Total benefits ....... 5.94 272 6.98 26.2 6.23 30.5 2.54 23.4
Paid leave 1.44 66 1.98 74 144 56 48 42
Vacation .. 72 33 99 37 58 28 22 20
Holiday 49 22 66 25 41 20 18 14
Sick .... 37 8 24 9 10 8 07 6
Other 06 3 08 3 05 2 02 2
Supplemental pay 60 27 68 25 14 3.6 19 17
Premium? 24 14 13 5 ca) 25 09 8 i
Shift differentials .... 06 3 06 2 07 3 04 4 |
Nonproduction bonuses .. 30 14 AT 18 16 8 08 5 |
Insurance 1.42 65 1.60 60 1.62 79 F 55
Life ... 04 2 05 2 04 2 (7) (3)
Health . . 131 60 1.45 55 1.82 75 . 52
Short-term disability 04 2 05 2 05 2 (2) (3)
Long-term disability 03 1 05 2 02 4 () (3)
Retirement and savings 62 28 74 28 70 34 16 15
Defined benefit 22 1.0 17 6 40 20 06 5
Defined contribution 40 18 58 22 30 15 10 9
Legally required benefits 1.82 a3 4.95 73 2.00 98 114 10.4 |
Social Security4 ..... 1.32 60 1.59 6.0 1.21 59 76 69
OASDI 1.068 49 1.27 48 98 438 62 56
Medicare secon 26 1.2 32 12 23 141 14 13
Federal unemployment insurance 03 4 03 a 03 4 104 4
State unemployment insurance 10 5 09 3 1 8 08 7
Workers’ compensation .. 37 17 23 9 65 3.2 26 24
Other benefits? . 03 1 03 1 03 A (?) (3)

7 Inctudes 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. i

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 total employer's cost for Social Security is comprised of an _Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.



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,' June 2002

Compensation All workers White collar occupations | Service occupations Service industries
‘component Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent
Total compensation .. $31.20 | 1000 | $s466 100.0 | $23.92 tooo | $3272 100.0
Wages and salaries 22.00 708 25.05 723 18.54 65.0 23.84 729
Total benefits 9.20 2905 9.58 27 837 35.0 889 272
Paid leave . 2.45 79 2.54 73 224 94 2.22 68
“85 27 80 23 96 40 162 19
“80 26 ‘84 24 nm 3.0 7 23
61 2.0 70 20 vy) 17 68 20
19 ‘6 ‘21 6 16 7 ‘20 6
Supplemental pay 27 9 18 4 58 24 18 6
Premium? . 13 4 05 1 30 13 06 2
Shift differentials ‘06 2 ‘04 1 43 5 0s 2
Nonproduction bonuses - 08 3 ‘07 2 16 6 ‘06 2
Insurance 285 94 3.01 a7 2.39 10.0 2.85 87
Life . “08 2 06 2 04 2 08 2
Heaith 2.72 87 2.89 83 2.24 94 274 84
Short-term disability “04 a “02 4 “09 A “02 a
Long-term disability “03 1 ‘04 4 ‘02 1 04 4
Retirement and savings ....... 172 85 4.85 53 1.58 66 1.70 52
Defined benefit 1.50 48 1.59 46 1.47 61 1.50 46
Defined contributi ‘22 7 25 7 40 4 20 6
Legally required benefits 1.84 59 1.96 57 1.53 64 1.86 87
Social Security. 1.45 46 1.65 438 97 44 1156 48
OASDI .. 112 36 1.27 37 74 3a 1.24 37
Medicare 33 44 37 44 23 1.0 “35 rf
Federal unemployment insurance (4) (@) (*) (§) (4) () (4) (8)
State unemployment insurance 04 a 04 1 05 2 04 4
Workers’ compensation .. 35 WW 27 8 52 22 28 8
Other benefits® . 06 2 07 2 06 3 07 2 |
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1 This table presents data for the two major occupational groups in State 3 The total employer's cost for Social Security is comprised of an OASDI

and local govemmenis: White-collar occupations, largely professional _portion and a Medicare portion. OASDI is the acronym for Old-Age, Survivors,
‘occupations, including teachers; and service occupations, including police and _ and Disability Insurance.

firefighters; and one major industry group, services. The service industries, 4 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
which include health and educational services, employ a large part of the State 5 Less than .05 percent.
and Jocal government workforce. & includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits.

2 Includes premium pay for work in addition to the regular work schedule
(such as overtime, weekends, and holidays). Note: The sum of individuat items may not equal 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, June 2002

Benefit costs
Total | Wages
Series compen. | and Suppie- Retirement! Legally | one,
sation | salaries Paid | mentat and | required oat
Total | eave | “pay. | surance | ins | benefits | Benefits
Cost per hour worked by year
Civilian workers $23.20 | $16.78 | $641} sis9| soss | st6s | so7e | $1.82 | $003
Occupational group
White-cotlar occupations 28.07 | 2062 | 7.46] 209 ST 1.86 98 1.95 04
Professional specialty and technical 37.44 | 277i | 973] 281 57 237 1.46 2.46 08
Protessional specialty 40.10 | 2986 | 10.28] 299 54 2.48 1.59 2.57 07
Nurses ... 3420 | 2479} 9.41| 275) 1.21 1.84 98 2.62 02
Teachers .. 41.55 | 31.70} 985] 220 08 2.93 2.20 235 09
Technical . 23.71 | 2065 | 806] 220 68 2.02 1.02 2.12 02
Executive, administrative, and managerial 4241 | 3053 | 11.88] 370] 1.37 2.45 1.52 278 07
Administrative support, including clerical eso | 1324] 526] 1.33 33 1.65 5S 1.37 02
Blue-collar occupations .. 20.66 | 1430 | 636] 1.20 72 1.69 73 1.98 03
Service occupations 13.16 964 | 3.52 78 25 90 40 1.20 ()
Industry group
Services . 2463 | 1835} 629] 1.74 33 1.61 80 178 02
Health services 2494 | 1809 | 685] 213 50 1.62 7” 1.86 (?)
Hospitals a728 | 1911 | 817] 238 76 2n1 88 2.04 02
Educational services 3338 | 2473 | 865| 212 10 272 171 1.93 08
Elementary and secondary education azea | 2429 | 835] 1.86 08 292 1.60 1.79 09
Higher education .... 35.81 | 2632 | 949] 268 13 2.47 2.02 218 )
Percent of total compensation
Civilian workers. 100.0 723 | 276] 69 24 7.0 34 78 04
Occupationat group
‘White-collar occupations . 100.0 735 | 266} 74 20 66 34 69 1
Professional specialty and technical 400.0 7490 | 220} 75 15 63 39 66 2
Professional specialty 100.0 745 | 25] 75 13 62 40 64 2
Nurses. 100.0 725 | 275 | 80 35 54 29 77 a
Teachers... 100.0 763 | 237] 583 2 741 53 57 2
Technical .. 100.0 719 | 284 77 24 70 3.6 74 4
Executive, administrative, and managerial 100.0 720 | 280 | 37 32 58 36 66 2
Administrative support, including clerical 100.0 16 | 24] 72 18 89 30 74 a
Blue-collar occupations .. 100.0 692 | 308] 58 35 82 35 96 1
Service occupations 100.0 733 | 267} 58 19 68 30 ot (3)
Industry group
Services .. 100.0 745 | 255] 74 13 65 32 72 a
400.0 725 | 275 | 85 20 65 28 15 (3)
400.0 701 | 29} 87 28 77 32 75 a
100.0 74.1 | 259 64 3 81 54 58 2
400.0 744 | 256] 57 2 a9 49 55 3
Higher education .. 100.0 735 | 265] 75 4 69 56 61 (8)

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 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, June 2002 .

Benefit costs,
Total | Wages
Series compen | and Supple- Retirement] Legally | Gah,
sation | salaries Paid | mental and | required 1
Total | leave | pay | surance | catings | benefits | Penelits'
Cost per hour worked by year
Health services _ seae1 | $10.15 | sees| s20s| soas| $185 | soe7 | sia6 | (2)
Professional specialty and technical 3553 | 2603] 950] 335; 79] 1.86 95 253 | (2)
Professional specialty 4299 | 31.51 | 11.48] 442] ‘29 | 203 123 230 02
Nurses sas7 | 2411 | 946) 286] 110] 1.90 ‘96 263 | (2)
Technical 2 2380 | 1742] 637| t67}. (63 | 1.60 51 496 | (2)
Administrative support, 1639 | 1196] 443| 106]° 22] 1139 48 27 | (2)
Service occupations ... 1368 | 998] 37a} a1] 29 | 442 29 122 | (2)
Hospitals . 2736 | 1933} 803] 230] 78] 207 79 2.07 02
Professional specialty and 3353 | 2393 | 961] 288] 112 | 213 94 2.62 ‘02
Professional specialty 37.09 | 2660] 1048] 325] 121 216 1.09 275 ‘02 |
Nurses... 3598 | 25.64 | 1024| 318] 132 | 209 1.03 27 02
Technical | : 2a96 | 1747 | 749) 198} 89 | 204 ‘59 1.96 “02
Administrative Support, including clerical 1829 | 1248] 5a3] t4a2} 26] 209 60 134 | (2)
Service occupations .. 1ss1 | 1073 | 518} 14.10 42} 1.93 40 13t | (2)
Nursing homes . 1e27 | 1208] 423} 109] 39] 1.00 22 152 | (2)
Professional specialty and technical . 2390 | 178 | 605| 162] 9 | 118 35 221 | (2) |
Professional specialty 2735 | 2031 | 7.04] 199 69 | 1.42 45 zag | (2) |
Technical aioa | 1582 | 522] 131 69 ‘8 27 97 | (2)
Service occupations ... 1237 | 904] 333] 75] 32 89 16 120 | (2)
Percent of total compensation :
Health services ... . tooo | 732} 208] a4] 19 62 27 75 | (3)
Professional specialty and technical 1000 | 733 | 27| 94] 22 52 27 7 (3)
Professional specialty jooo | 733 | 267] 103] 21 47 29 e7 | (3)
Nurses ooo | 718 | 202} 85] 33 57 29 78 | (3)
Technical 1000 | 732 | 268] 70] 26 87 24 a2 | (3)
Administrative support, including clerical tooo | 730 | 270] 65] 143 as 29 77 | (3)
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Service occupations .. tooo | 727 | 273 | sa] 24 a2 24 as | (3) |
Hospitals a 1000 | 707 | 23] 84} 29 76 29 76 4 |
Professional specialty and technical 100.0 | 714 | 207| 86] 33 64 28 75 4 |
Professional specially wens 1000 | 717 | 23] a8] 33 58 29 74 4 |
Nurses tooo | 713 | 287] 88] 37 58 29 75 4 |
Technical tooo | 700 | 300] 79] 36 a2 24 79 4 |
Administrative support, including clerical tooo | 81 | 319) 78] 20] 114 33 73 | (3) |
Service occupations... ooo | 674 | s26| 69] 26 | 124 25 82 | (3)
Nursing homes .. 1o.0 | 740 | 260] 67} 24 61 14 93 | (3)
Professional specialty and technical 100.0 | 747 | 253 | 6a] 29 49 1s 92 | (3)
Professional specialty 1000 | 743 | 257} 73] 25 52 16 a4 (3)
Technical .. wooo | 752 | 248} 62| 33 47 13 aa | (3)
Service occupations tooo | 731 | 29] 61] 26 72 13 a7 | (3)

1 Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits.
2 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less. Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding
3 Less than .05 percent.



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, June 2002

Compensation All workers. Goods producing! | Service producing? Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing
component

Cost | Percent | Cost | Percent | Cost | Percent | Cost | Percent | Cost | Percent
Total compensation .. $21.83 | 1000 | $25.87 | 100.0 | $20.77 | 100.0 | $25.30 | 100.0 | $21.20 | 1000
Wages and salaries .. 1690 | 728 | 1798 | 6388 | 1541] 742 | 17.24] 681 | 1565] 738
Total benefits ... 594 | 272 7.98 | 31.2 5.38 | 258 805 | 31.8 555 | 262
1.44 66 1.65 65 1.38 66 1.92 76 1.38 64
72 33 85 33 69 33 7 38 68 32
49 22 59 23 468 22 70 28 45 21
A7 8 13 5 18 3 15 6 a7 8
08 3 08 3 08 3 10 4 05 2
Supplemental pay .. 60 27 1.08 44 AT 23 awn 44 51 24
Premium 24 141 54 24 16 8 a7 23 18 8
‘Shift differentials 06 3 08 3 05 2 a 4 05 2
Nonproduction bonuses .. 30 14 44 17 26 143 43 17 28 13
Insurance .. 1.42 65 2.03 79 1.25 60 212 84 1.30 64
Life 04 2 08 2 04 2 08 2 04 2
Heal 1.31 60 1.86 73 1.16 56 1.94 77 1.20 57
Short-term disability 04 2 “08 3 03 1 08 3 03 4
Long-term disability 03 1 03 1 03 a 04 2 03 4
Retirement and savings 62 28 89 35 55 26 76 3.0 60 28
Defined benefit... 22 1.0 a4 17 18 8 31 42 20 9
Defined contributio 40 18 AS 18 39 19 44 17 40 19
Legally required benefits .. 1.82 a3 2.29 9.0 1.69 81 2.07 82 W7 a3
Social Security4 .. 1.32 60 1.50 59 1.28 62 1.48 58 1.30 61
OASDI 1.08 49 1.21 47 1.02 49 1.19 47 1.04 49
Medicare . 28 12 29 14 25 1.2 29 a] 28 12
Federal unemployment insurance 03 4 03 a 03 a 03 a 03 1
State unemployment insurance .. 10 5 12 5 09 4 aT 4 09 4
Workers’ compensation ....... 37 17 84 25 29 14 46 18 35 17
Other benefitsS 03 4 06 2 02 a 08 3 02 a

1 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
2 Includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and
retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries.
Includes premium pay for work in addition to the regular work schedule
{such as overtime, weekends, and holidays).
4 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.

5 Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits.

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

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EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION-JUNE 2002

In June 2002, employer costs for employee compensation for civilian workers in private industry and
State and local government in the United States averaged $23.20 per hour worked, the U.S. Department of
Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries, which averaged $16.78, accounted for
72.3 percent of these costs, while benefits, which averaged $6.41, accounted for the remaining 27.6 percent.
(See table 1.)

Legally required benefits averaged $1.82 per hour (7.8 percent of total compensation), representing the |
largest non-wage employer cost. Employer costs for paid leave benefits averaged $1.59 (6.9 percent), insurance
benefits averaged $1.63 (7.0 percent), and retirement and savings benefits averaged 78 cents (3.4 percent) per
hour worked.

Private Industry |

In June 2002, private industry employer compensation costs averaged $21.83 per hour worked. Wages
and salaries averaged $15.90 per hour (72.8 percent), while benefits averaged $5.94 (27.2 percent.) (See table
5.)

Employer costs for paid leave averaged $1.44 per hour worked (6.6 percent), supplemental pay averaged
60 cents (2.7 percent), insurance benefits averaged $1.42 (6.5 percent), retirement and savings 62 cents (2.8
percent), and legally required benefits averaged $1.82 (8.3 percent) per hour worked.

NOTE: The schedule for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation has changed from an annual
March release to a quarterly publication. Future releases will be issued for March, June, September, and
December. See page 21 for details.



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Table 8. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private industry
workers, by establishment employment size, June 2002

Compensation All workers 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 100.0 | $18.59 | 1000 | $25.73 | 100.0 | $2236 | 100.0 | $29.88 | 100.0
‘Wages and salaries ... 1590 | 728 | 1395 | 750 | 1823] 709 | 1610] 720 | 2085 | 698
Total benefits ... 594 | 272 464] 250 7.50 | + 29.1 625 | 280 903 | 302
Paid leave .. 1.44 66 1.05 56 t91 74 1.49 67 2.43 84
Vacation .. 72 33 53 29 96 37 75 34 1.22 44
49 22 37 20 64 25 St 23 81 27
a7 8 13 7 2 9 16 7 29 1.0
06 3 04 2 09 3 07 3 12 4
‘Supplemental pay 60 27 45 24 78 3.0 68 3.0 92 34
Premium? 24 1 19 10 3 12 28 13 35 4.2
Shift differentials ... 06 3 (?) (3) WwW 4 07 3 16 5
Nonproduction bonuses 30 14 2 13 36 14 32 14 A 14
insurance 1.42 65 1.05 56 1.87 73 1.57 70 2.23 75
Lite 04 2 03 2 08 2 04 2 07 2
Health 1.31 60 98 53 1.70 66 1.45 65 2.02 68
Short-term disability 04 2 02 a 08 2 04 2 08 3
Long-term disability... 03 a 02 a] 08 2 03 a 06 2
Retirement and savings .. 62 28 a 22 88 34 64 29 1417 39
Defined benefit 22 1.0 12 8 34 1.3 23 10 a7 16
Defined contribution 40 18 29 16 54 24 ry) 18 70 23
Legally required benefits 1.82 83 1.66 89 2.01 78 1.84 B2 2.21 iz)
Social Securityé ...... 1.32 60 116 62 1.53 59 1.34 60 1.75 59
OASDI ... 1.08 49 93 5.0 1.23 48 1.08 48 1.40 47
Medicare . 26 12 23 12 30 12 26 12 35 42
Federal unemployment insurance 03 a 03 2 03 a 03 4 03 4
State unemployment insurance 10 5 09 5 10 4 a 5 09 3
Workers’ compensation 37 17 38 20 35 1.4 38 16 34 14
Other benefits> 03 4 (?) (3) 05 2 03 a 08 3

1 Includes premium pay for work in addition to the regular work 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 OASDI

portion and a Medicare portion. OASDI is the acronym for Old-Age, Survivors,
and Disability Insurance.
5 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 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, June 2002

Region? Bargaining status
Compensation -
component Northeast South Midwest West Union Nonunion

Cost | Percent | Cost | Percent} Cost | Percent] Cost | Percent} Cost | Percent | Cost | Percent

Total compensation $25.03 | 100.0 | $19.64 | 100.0 | $21.38 | 100.0 | $2282 | 1000 | $2966 | 100.0 | s20.88 | 1000
Wages and salaries 1797 | 718 | 1447] 737 | 1538] 719 | 1678 | 735 | 1947] 656 | 1546] 740
Total benefits .. 7.06 | 282 517 | 263 6.00 | 28.1 605 | 265 | 1019 | 344 542] 260
Paid leave 1.82 73 125 64 1.38 64 1.43 65 2.09 70 1.36 65
Vacation 91 36 63 32 68 32 74 32 1.07 36 68 33
Holiday St 24 a2 21 47 22 5Y 22 68 23 4A? 23
Sick . 22 2 15 8 14 7 19 8 24 8 16 8
Other 08 3 05 3 07 3 05 2 10 3 08 3
‘Supplemental pay .. 75 3.0 49 25 7 34 52 23 1.04 35 55 26
Premium? .. 22 2 22 a 31 14 24 wt 87 23 19 9
Shift differentials 06 2 04 2 08 4 05 2 16 5 04 2
Nonproduction bonuses 47 19 23 12 33 18 23 1.0 2 7 a 15
Insurance 1.65 66 1.27 65 1.50 70 1.38 60 2.84 96 1.25 60
He .. 05 2 04 2 04 2 04 2 08 2 04 2
Health 1.52 61 1.16 59 1.38 65 1.29 57 2.65 89 1.45 55
‘Short-term disability 05 2 04 2 05 2 03 A 08 3 04 2
Long-term sabi. 03 1 03 2 03 a 03 a 05 2 03 a
Retirement and savings .. 79 a2 Bt 26 62 29 65 28 1.65 56 50 24
Defined benefit. 27 1 16 8 27 13 22 10 1.16 39 aT 5
Defined contribution .. 53 an 35 18 35 16 43 19 49 Ww 39 19
Legally required benefits .. 2.00 8.0 1.64 84 1.76 82 1.99 87 249 84 1.74 83
Social Security? 147 59 121 62 1.29 6.0 1.40 61 1.85 56 1.28 61
OASDD ..... 117 47 98 5.0 1.04 49 112 49 1.83 45 1.03 49
Medicare 30 12 24 12 25 12 ea 12 32 14 25 12
Federal unemployment insurance .. 03 1 03 2 03 1 03 1 03 4 03 4
State unemployment insurance .. 14 6 07 4 09 4 1 5 13 4 09 4
‘Workers’ compensation 35 14 33 7 35 18 45 2.0 67 23 33 16
Other benefits* .. 04 2 02 1 03 1 02 a 08 3 02 1

' 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 Columbia, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Iinois, indiana,
lowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South

overtime, weekends, and holidays).

Insurance.

Dakota, and Wisconsin; and West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

* Includes severance pay and supplementat unemployment benefits.

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

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

% 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

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Table 4. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: State and
local government, by occupational and industry group, June 2002

° Benefit costs
Total | Wages
Series compen- } and Supple- Retirement] Legally | Otho,
sation | salaries Paid | mentat and | required 1
Total | jeave | “pay | surance | savings | benefits | benefits
Cost per hour worked by year |

State and local government workers $31.20 | $22.00 | $9.20] $245) $027 $2.85 $1.72 $1.84 $0.06

Occupational group

White-collar occupations . 34.64 | 25.05 | 958] 254 AS 3.01 1.85 1.96 07
Professional specialty and technical 40.42 | 30.09 | 1033] 250 a7 3.15 2.20 222 09
Professional specialty 4178 | 31.24} 1054] 251 14 3.24 228 2.27 10
Teachers... 4437 | 3369 | 1069] 2.35 07 3.32 251 233 an
Technical .... 2657 | 1833 | 824] 240 a4 222 1.39 1.74 05
Executive, administrative, and managerial 39.17 } 27.92 | 11.85] 398 AT 331 213 2.23 04

‘Administrative support, including clerical 2034 | 1351 | 682] 1.84 12 257 98 127 04 |

Blue-collar occupations ... 2476 | 1627] 849] 230 40 276 1.27 172 04 |

Service occupations 2392 | 1654 | 837| 224 58 2.39 1.58 1.53 06 |

Industry group

Services seetcnnnennnnesn 9272 | 2384] sso} 222 18 2.85 1.70 1.88 o7
Health services .. 26.17 | 1758] 859} 261 70 2.28 4:12 1.84 04

H 2694 | 1818] 276] 269 68 2.26 4:18 1.91 04 |

Educational services 3421 | 2627 | 893] 214 10 292 1.82 1.87 07 H
Elementary and secondary education 33.6 | 2478 | ass] 1.90 08 3.05 1.68 1.77 10

Higher education 37.07 | 27.21 | 986| 277 15 2.64 221 2.09 ()

Public administration 2379 | 1912 | 967] 285 42 2.80 1.79 175 08

Percent of total compensation

State and local government workers 100.0 705 } 295 | 79 09 ot 55 59 02
Occupational group
White-collar occupations 100.0 723 | 277 73 4 87 53 57 2 i
Professional specialty and technical 100.0 744 | 256 | 62 4 78 54 55 2 i
Professional specialty .. 100.0 748 | 252] 60 3 78 55 54 2
Teachers 100.0 759 | 244 53 2 75 87 53 2
Technicat 100.0 690 | sto! 90 7 84 52 65 2
Executive, administrative, and managerial .. 100.0 697 | 303 | 102 4 85 54 57 4
Administrative support, including clerical . 100.0 664 | 335] 90 6 126 48 62 2 |
Blue-collar occupations .... 100.0 657 | 343] 93 16 W4 5A 69 2 H
Service occupations . 100.0 65.0 | 350] 94 24 10.0 66 64 3
Industry group
100.0 729 | 272] 68 8 87 52 57 2
100.0 672 | 328] 100 27 a7 43 70 2
Hospitals .. 100.0 675 | 325] 100 25 84 44 7A 4
Educational services 100.0 739 | 261 63 3 85 53 55 2
Elementary and secondary education .. 100.0 743 | 27} 57 2 a4 50 53 3
Higher education 100.0 734 | 266} 75 4 7A 60 58 (3)
Public administration 100.0 664 | 336] 99 15 97 62 61 2

3 Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits.
2 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less. Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.

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Estimates Revised to Incorporate March 2001 Benchmarks” in the June 2002 issue of Employment and
Earnings. :
For State and local governments, employment counts ranged from those for 3-digit 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 (ECI) sample. Because the ECI establishment
sample is completely replaced over a period of several years, major occupational group employment counts
from the ECT 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 smal] 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 2508). An historical summary from 1986 through 2002 is also
available on the Internet site (http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/home.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, “Tracking Changes in Benefit Costs,” appears in 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 one another. 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 the standard error of the difference.

The relative standard error (RSE) is shown with the cost estimates for some series in the appendix table.
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.gow/ncs/ect/home.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

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Table of Contents:
Table 1. Civilian workers, by major occupational group
Table 2. Civilian workers, by occupational and industry group
Table 3. State and local government, by selected characteristics
Table 4. State and local government, by occupational and industry group
Table 5S. Private industry, by major industry group
Table 6. Private industry, by major occupational group
Table 7. Private industry, by region and bargaining status
Table 8. Private industry, by establishment employment size
Table 9. Private industry, by major occupational and industry group, and full-time
and part-time status
Table 10. Private industry, by occupational and industry group
Table 11. Private industry, workers in goods-producing and service-producing industries, by
occupational group
Table 12. Private industry, workers in manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries, by
occupational group
Table 13. Private industry, by bargaining status, and major industry and occupational group
Table 14. Private industry, by establishment employment size, and major industry and
occupational group
Table 15. Private industry, workers in health services, by industry and occupational group
Table 16. 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, June 2002

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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, June 2002

Benefit costs
Total | Wages
Series compen- | and Supple- Retirement] Legally | Giner
sation | salaries Paid | mental and | required 1
Total | eave | “pay | surance | tings | belefits | benefits
Cost per hour worked by year
All workers, goods-producing industries? . $25.57 | $17.58 | $7.98] $1.65] $1.06} $203 | $089 | $229 | $0.06
White-colfar occupations 3454 | 2435 | 1018} 281] 1.32 241 1.05 2.50 10 ;
Professional specialty and technical 3850 | 2695 | 1155] 350] 1.04 2.82 1.28 2.74 7
Professional specialty .. 4372 | 3086 | 1286] 412 99 2.90 1.55 3.08 25
Technical eveneeneienveee 30.03 | 2061 | 941] 250} 1:13 2.69 85 221 04
Executive, administrative, and managerial 4730 | 3317 | 1413] 381} 2.80 2.65 1.41 3.39 07
Administrative support, including clerical 2095 | 1459] 636] 1.53 66 1.97 7 1.59 03
Blue-collar occupations .. 2239 | 1519 | 720] 1.24 96 4.90 84 2.22 04
Precision production, craft, and repair 2710 | i863 | 84a] 1.41 98 21 121 274 05
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspector 2019 | 1324} 695] 137] 1.13 1.98 60 1.82 08
Transportation and material moving 2399 | 1591 | BoB]. 1.19] 1.15 2.13 39 2.56 04
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...| 16.03 | 11.34 | 4.69 65 58 1.22 48 177 (@)
Service occupations 1890 | 1236] 654] 144] 1.70 1.66 43 1.57 05
All workers, service-producing industries 2077 | 1641 | 596] 1.38 AT 1.28 55 1.69 02
\White-collar occupations 2556 | 19.00 | 656} 1.88 58 1.49 70 1.88 03
Professional specialty and technical 35.57 | 2649 | 908] 286 72 1.88 1.07 2.55 02
Professional specialty .. 38.35 | 2371 | 964] 3.17 76 1.87 4.10 271 03
Technical 2878 | 2106 | 7.72] 210 62 1.83 99 217 02
Executive, administrative, and managerial .... 4214 | 3077 | 1137] 360] 1.38 247 1.38 2.78
Sales 1643 | 1276 | 366] 82 33 84 28 1.39 (3)
Administrative support, including clerical ... 1780 | 1300] 479} 1.19 33 1.42 48 1.38 02
Blue-collar occupations .... 18.27 | 1308 | 519} 1.03 52 1.33 54 1.76 02
Precision production, craft, and repair. 25.06 | 17.93 | 7.13| 1.73 7 1.69 79 2.13 02
Transportation and material moving 19.04 | 1334] 570] 96 82 1.49 69 2.02 03 i
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ....| 13.61 987 | 374 63 35 1.04 32 1.39 (3) i
‘Service occupations ... 10.88 840] 248] 45 18 58 16 4.13, (8) |
Percent of total compensation :
All workers, goods-producing industries? .. 100.0 eas | 312] 65 44 79 35 9.0 02 i
White-coflar occupations . . 100.0 705 | 295] 81 38 7.0 3.0 72 3 |
Professional specialty and technica 100.0 700 | 300] 94 27 73 33 7A 4
Professional specialty .. . 100.0 706 | 294] 94 23 66 35 7.0 6 |
Technical 100.0 e36 | 313] 83 38 90 28 74 1 i
Executive, administrative, and managerial . 100.0 701 | 299] 84 59 5.6 3.0 72 1 |
Administrative support, including clerical 100.0 66 | 304] 73 32 94 27 76 1
Blue-collar occupations 100.0 ers | 322] 55 43 85 38 99 2
Precision production, craft, and repair .. 100.0 ea7 | 313] 52 35 78 45 10.1 2
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors 100.0 e56 | 344] 68 58 98 3.0 9.0 3
‘Transportation and material moving 100.0 663 | 337 | 50 48 89 44 10.7 2
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 100.0 707 | 293] 44 35 7.6 3.0 11.0 (5)
Service occupations . 100.0 054 | 346] 60 9.0 88 23 83 3 |
All workers, service-producing industries* 100.0 742 | 258 | 66 23 6.0 26 81 4
White-collar occupations . 100.0 743 | 271 74 23 58 27 74 1
Professional specialty and technical .. 100.0 745 | 255.) 80 20 52 3.0 72 1
Professional specialty .. 100.0 749 | 25.1 83 20 49 29 7A 4
Technical .... 100.0 7a2 | 28] 73 22 64 34 75 +
Executive, administrative, and managerial . 100.0 730 | 270] 385 32 54 33 66 2
S 100.0 77 223 5.0 20 54 17 85 ()
Administrative support, including clerical . 100.0 730 | 269] 67 19 80 26 76 4
Blue-collar occupations 400.0 718 | 24} 56 28 73 3.0 96 1
Precision production, craft, and repair 100.0 715 | 25] 69 31 67 32 a5 1
Transportation and material moving .. 100.0 7o1 | 299 | 50 27 78 36 10.6 2
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 100.0 725 | 75 | 46 26 78 24 102 (3)
Service occupations .. 100.0 v2 | 28) 44 15 53 15 10.4 (@)
1 Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits. retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries.
2 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing, 5 Less than .05 percent.
3 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
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 13, Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private industry
workers, by bargaining status, and major industry and occupational group, June 2002

Benefit costs
Total Wages
Series compen- | and Supple- Retirement] Legally | Gye,
sation | salaries Paid | mental and | required 1
Total | eave | pay | 'surance | savings | benefits | benefits’
‘Cost per hour worked by year
All union workers, private industry ..... $29.66 | $19.47 | $10.19] $209] $1.04 | $284 | $1.65 | $249 | $0.08
Blue-collar occupations... 2985 | 1903 | 1081] 198] 1.20 2.99 187 267 10
‘Goods-producing industries? 31.47 | 1988 | 14.60] 1.98] 1.57 3.14 2.00 279 a2
Service-producing industries? 2833 | 1918] 916} 2:17 65 2.63 1.40 227 04
Manufacturing ... 28.21 | 1796 | 10.25] 228] 1.61 281 1.05 2.34 16
Blue-collar occupations .. 27.70 | 1749 | 1021| 224] 163 279 1.04 234 16 |
Nonmanufacturing ... 3027 | 2010 | 10.17] 201 “80 2.85 1.90 2.55 04
All nonunion workers, private industry .... 20.88 | 1546 | 542] 1.36 55 4.25 50 1.74 02
Blue-collar occupations... 17.69 | 1278 | 491 89 6t 123 38 1.81 (4)
Goods-producing industries 2403 | 1699 | 7.04] 1.57 93 1.74 60 246 04 i
Service-producing industries? 20.11 | 1509 | 503} 1.31 46 1.13 47 1.64 02
Manufacturing ... 2454 | 1706 | 748] 1.82 98 1.94 68 2.01 05 i
Blve-collar occupations 1867 | 12.76 | S91] 1.15 85 1.65 48 1.76 02 |
Nonmanutacturing ... 2030 | 1521 | S10] 1.29 48 1.14 47 170 02 |
Percent of total compensation |
All union workers, private industry . 100.0 os6 | 344] 70 35 96 56 84 03 |
Blue-collar occupations .. 100.0 es | 362] 66 40 10.0 63 89 3 |
Goods-producing industries? .. 100.0 632 | se9 | 63 5.0 10.0 64 89 4
‘Service-producing industries? 100.0 677 | 323] 77 23 93 49 8.0 a
Manufacturing 100.0 637 | 363] 281 57 10.0 37 a3 8
Blue-collar occupations 100.0 631 | 369] 81 59 10.1 38 B4 6
Nonmanufacturing ... 100.0 664 | 336] 66 26 94 63 84 4 |
All nonunion workers, private industry 100.0 740 | 260] 65 26 6.0 24 83 A
Blue-collar occupations 100.0 722 | 278 | 50 34 70 2.0 10.2 (3)
Goods-producing industries? . 100.0 707 | 293] 6s 39 72 25 9.0 2 |
Service-producing industries? 100.0 750 | 250] 65 23 56 23 82 a
Manufacturing 100.0 65 | 305] 74 40 79 28 82 2
Blue-collar occupé 100.0 633 | 317} 62 46 88 26 94 a
Nonmanufacturing 100.0 749 | 254 84 24 56 23 84 4
7 Includes severance pay and supplemental unemployment benefits. 4 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing, 5 Less than .05 percent.

8 includes transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and
retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries. Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding,



Chart A. Relative importance of employer costs || Chart B. Employer costs for retirement and
for employee compensation, June 2002 savings benefits, private industry, June 2002
Civilian|State and local] Private Defined Defined
Benefit Contribution
lworkers| government |industry|
Category
Wages and salaries |72.3%| 70.5% | 72.8% j
All workers. 5
Benefits 27.6 29.5 27.2 ;
Goods-producing
Paid leave 69 79 6.6 Service-producing
White collar
Supplemental pay | 2.4 0.9 27 Blue collar
Service
Insurance 7.0 94 65
Union
Health benefits | 6.6 87 6.0 Nonunion
Northeast
Retirement/savings| 3.4 5.5 28 South
Midwest
Defined benefit | 1.8 48 1.0 West a
lag . 18 1-99 employees |
Defined contrib. | 1.6 07 100- 499 employees |
Legally required | 7.8 5.9 8.3 500+ employees re ae
$0.00 $0.50 $1.00 $1.50
Other benefits 0.41 0.2 0.1 Cost per hour worked

Chart C. Employer costs for employee compensation, private industry, June 2002

M@ Wages & salaries Benefits

Category

All workers.

Goods-producing
Service-producing

White collar
Blue collar
Service

Union
Nonunion

Northeast

South

Midwest

West

1-99 employees
100-499 employees
500+ employees

Full time
art time

$0 $3 $6 $9 $12 $15 $18 $21 $24 $27 $30

Cost per hour worked

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Retirement and savings benefit costs in private industry

In private industry, the average cost for retirement and savings benefits was 62 cents per hour worked
(2.8 percent of total compensation) in June 2002. The average cost per hour worked for defined benefit plans,
retirement plans that specify a benefit typically based on age, years of service, and earnings, was 22 cents (1.0
percent of total compensation). The average cost for defined contribution plans, retirement plans based on
employer contributions to individual employee accounts, was 40 cents per hour worked (1.8 percent of total
compensation). Employer retirement and savings costs varied by industry, occupation, bargaining status, region,
and establishment size. (See table 5.)

Retirement and savings costs were higher in goods-producing (89 cents per hour worked and 3.5 percent
of total compensation) than in service-producing (55 cents per hour and 2.6 percent of total compensation)
industries. (See table 5.) The average cost per hour worked for retirement and savings was 74 cents for white-
collar occupations, 70 cents for blue-collar occupations, and 16 cents for service occupations. The proportion of
total compensation represented by retirement and savings benefits was 3.4 percent among blue-collar
occupations, 2.8 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 ($1.65 and 5.6 percent of total compensation) than for nonunion workers
(50 cents and 2.4 percent of total compensation). Defined benefit plan costs on average were significantly
higher for union than nonunion workers. For union workers, defined benefit plan costs represented 3.9 percent
of total compensation; in contrast, similar plans for nonunion workers represented 0.5 percent of total
compensation. (See table 7.)

Retirement and savings costs ranged from 51 cents per hour in the South to 79 cents in the Northeast;
costs averaged 62 cents per hour in the Midwest and 65 cents in the West. The proportion of total compensation
represented by retirement and savings was 2.6 percent in the South, 2.8 percent in the West, 2.9 percent in the
Midwest, and 3.2 percent in the Northeast. (See table 7.)

Retirement and savings costs increased, both in average dollar amount per hour worked and as a
proportion of total compensation, with establishment size. Establishments with fewer than 100 employees
averaged 41 cents per hour (2.2 percent), establishments with 100-499 employees averaged 64 cents (2.9
percent), and establishments with 500 or more employees averaged $1.17 (3.9 percent). (See table 8.)



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Table 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, June 2002

Benefit costs
Total | Wages
Series compen: | and va | Sumele- Retirement] Legally | oie,
sation | salaries Paid | mental and | required
Total | eave pay Insurance savings | benefits benefits?
Cost per hour worked by year
AN fulltime workers in private industry $24.76 | $17.74 | $7.01] $1.76} $0.73 | $1.73 | $077 | $1.99 | $0.03
White-cottar occupations 29.78 | 21.69 | 809] 2397 78 1.89 89 241 04
Sales 2240 | 1712 | 528] 1.28 49 1.33 43 173 02
Administrative suppor, including clerical 19.35 | 1381 | 554] 1.40 Az 470 55 1.44 03
Blue-collar occupations 21.55 | 1485 | 669] 1.24 81 17 76 2.08 03
‘Service occupations 13.14 9.65 3.49 73 27 a7 27 1.25 (7)
‘Goods-producing industries? 25.91 | 1778] 813] 1.69] ~ 1.09 2.08 a1 231 08 |
Construction... 25.81 | 1819 | 762] 91 97 4.70 123 2.80 (2)
Manufacturing 25.68 | 1746 | 822} 196] 1. 14 217 Sed 2.09 08
Service-producing industries’ 2431 | 1773} 658] 179 1.60 ca) 1.87 02
Transportation and public utilities .. siza | 2tee| o2| 2a2| an 2.54 1.30 2.49 05
Wholesale trade 2489 | 1782 | 7.07] 163 83 1.88 66 2.02 04
Retail trade ..... 15.46 | 1197 | 348] 77 24 87 22 1.39 (?)
Finance, insurance, and real estate .. 3071 | 21.56] 915] 233] 1.32 214 1.23 2.05 08
Services .. 2475 | 1830] 645] 1.97 40 151 8 1.87 (2)
All part-time workers in private Industry 42.15 978 | 237 39 18 40 AS 1.24 (2)
White-coflar occupations . 1507 | 1210] 296] 59 25 54 20 1.38 (2)
Sales 9.23 761 | 162} 23 10 2 10 99 (2)
Administrative support, 13.40 | 10.70} 270] 55 18 61 19 4.17 (2)
Blue-collar occupations 11.77 904] 273] 36 2 53 24 1.40 (2) |
Service occupations 8.58 744] 1.47 15 09 18 04 4.00 (2)
Goods-producing indusiries® .. 13.56 10,82 274 39 46 -30 28 1.61 (2)
‘Service-producing industries 12.11 9.75 2.36 39 18 Al 15 1.23 (2)
Retail trade 8.48 7.00 1.48 16 08 20 07 96 (2) |
Service industries 1539 | 1243 | 296] 58 27 50 16 4.44 (2) }

All full-time workers in private industry 100.0 716 | 283] 7.1 29 70 34 80 o4 |

White-coltar occupations ence 100.0 728 | 272] B80 26 63 30 7A a i
Sates 100.0 764 | 236] 57 22 59 19 77 1
Administrative support, including clerical .. 100.0 m4 | 26] 72 22 88 28 74 2

Biue-collar occupations. 400.0 689 | 310] 58 38 82 35 97 1

Service occupations 100.0 734 | 266} 56 24 7A 24 95 (8)

Goods-producing industries? 100.0 oas | 314] 65 42 80 35 8g 2
Construction .. 100.0 705 | 295] 35 38 66 48 10.8 (5)

Manufacturing 100.0 630 | 320] 76 44 85 30 81 3

‘Service-producing industries* 100.0 729 | 274 74 24 66 29 77 1
Transportation and public utilities 400.0 ess | 313} 76 35 8.0 44 78 2
Wholesale trade .. 100.0 71.6 | 284] 65 33 76 27 at 2
Retail trade .. 100.0 74 | 225] 50 16 58 14 9.0 (5)

Finance, insurance, and real estate 100.0 702 | 298] 76 43 7.0 40 67 3
Services ... 100.0 739 | 261 8.0 18 61 27 76 @)
All part-time workers in private industry 100.0 805 | 195] 32 15 33 12 10.2 (8)

White-collar occupations . 100.0 803 | 196] 39 17 36 413 92 (8) i
Sales ' 100.0 82.4 17.6 25 1 23 44 10.7 (3) |
Administrative support, including clerical . 100.0 73.9 | 201 44 13 48 14 87 (8)

Blue-collar occupations ..... . 100.0 7o8 | 232] 31 18 45 20 ng (3)

Service occupations 100.0 a29 |] 17.4 17 10 24 Nn? (8)

Goods-producing industries ..| 100.0 7a8 | 202] 29 12 22 24 119 (3)

Service-producing industries* 100.0 805 | 195] 32 15 34 12 10.2 (3)

Retail trade .. 100.0 es | 175] 19 9 24 8 113 (5)

Service industries 100.0 sos | i92| 38 18 32 10 94 (3)
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.

8 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
* Includes transportation, communication, and public utlities; 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 percent of total compensation: Private industry
manufacturing and nonmanufacturing workers, by occupational group, June 2002

Benefit costs
Total | Wages
Series compen- | and Supple- Retirement! Legally | Othe,
sation | salaries Paid | mental and | required 1
Total | teave | pay | IMS4@NCP | savings | benefits | Denefis
Cost per hour worked by year
All workers, manufacturing industries. $25.30 | $1724 | $8.05} $1.92] $1.11 | $212 | $0.76 | $207 | $008
White-collar occupations . _ 35.05 | 2474 | 1032] 301] 1.17 2.49 1.05 2.48 42
Professional specialty and technical 3896 | 27.23 | 1172] 362] 1.04 2.82 1.29 275 19
Professional specialty 4331 | 3060 | 1271] 4.13 95 2.85 148 3.04 28
Technical ... 3089 | 2100] 989] 269] 122 278 95 221 04
Executive, administrative, and managerial .. 4966 | 3533 | 1432] 438] 239 277 1.40 3.29 10
Administrative support, including clerical 2114 | 1455 | 659] 1.62 69 2.08 57 1.60 03
Blue-collar occupations ...... ani2 | 1404} 7.07] 145] 1.06 1.98 63 1491 08
Precision production, craft, and repai 2643 | 1768} 875) 197] 1.23 2.27 85 234 08
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors 2014 | 13.19} 695| 1398] 113 1.99 60 1.80 08
Transportation and material MOVING .nnneennnee| 21.47 | 1441 | 7.06] 1.33] 1.01 1.86 60 218 08
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ....| 1551 | 10.73 | 478| 25 59 1.42 40 4.50 (7)
Service occupations . i995 | 1279] 717} 1281 1.92 1.86 49 157 06
All workers, nonmanufacturing industries . 2120 | 1565} 555] 1.36 5 1.30 60 177 02
White-collar occupations .. 2575 | 1910 | 664] 1.88 61 1.51 7 1.90 03
Professional specialty and technical 3656 | 2646} 910] 285 ars 1.88 1.07 256. 02
Professional specialty . 38.46 | 2877] 969] 3.18 76 1.89 112 272 03
Technical er. 268 | 2097] 7.71] 208 62 1.85 97 217 02
Executive, administrative, and managerial . 4216 | 3063 | 1153] 353] 1.52 219 1.38 2.84 o7
Sales 1652 | 1284 |. 367 82 33 85 28 1.40 (2)
‘Administrative support, inciuding clerical . 1786 | 1305} 481] 1.19 34 1.43 a7 1.37 02
Blue-collar occupations . 20.03 | 1424] 579 98 58 1.44 73 2.05 02
Precision production, oratt, and rey 26.24 | 1859 | 7.65] 1.98 76 1.83 wt 2.55 02
‘Transportation and material moving .. 19.91 | 1382 | 609 96 61 1.60 7 2.13 02
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 1425 | 1034 | 3091 58 39 1.02 37 1.54 (?)
Service occupations . 10.88 840} 2.48 45 16 58 16 143 (2)
Percent of total compensation
All workers, manufacturing industries .. 100.0 6ai | 318] 76 44 84 3.0 82 03
White-collar occupations . 400.0 706 | 294] 86 33 7A 3.0 7.0 3
Professional specialty and technical . 100.0 699 | 301 93 27 72 33 7A 5
Professional specialty 100.0 707 | 293] 95 22 66 34 70 6
Technicat 100.0 630 | 320] 87 3.9 9.0 34 72 4
Executive, administrative, and managerial 100.0 7141 {| 288] 88 48 58 28 66 2
Administrative support, including clerical . 100.0 ess | 312] 77 33 98 27 76 4
Blue-collar occupations 100.0 o65 | 335 | 69 5.0 93 3.0 9.0 3
Precision production, craft, and repaii 100.0 669 | 33.1 18 47 86 32 89 3
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors 100.0 5 | 345] 69 56 99 3.0 89 3
Transportation and material moving . 100.0 671 | 329] 62 a7 a7 28 10.2 4
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ....|_ 100.0 69.2 | 308 55 38 92 26 97 «@)
Service occupations ... 100.0 oat | 359} 64 96 93 25 79 3
All workers, nonmanufacturing industries .. 100.0 738 | 262] 64 24 641 28 a3 a
White-collar occupations 100.0 742 | 258] 73 24 59 28 74 a
Professional specialty and technical . 100.0 744 | 256] 80 20 53 3.0 72 4
Professional specialty 100.0 74g | 252] 83 20 49 29 7A a
Technicat 100.0 731 | 269} 73 22 65 34 78 a
Executive, administrative, and managerial 100.0 727 | 273] 84 36 52 33 67 2
Sales .. 100.0 17 22.2 5.0 20 54 Ww 85 (3)
Administrative support, including clerical . 100.0 731 | 269] 67 19 80 26 77 a
Blue-collar occupations 100.0 via | 2a9} 49 29 72 36 102 1
Precision production, craft, and repair 100.0 708 | 292] 53 29 7.0 42 97 4
‘Transportation and material moving | 100.0 694 | 306} 48 34 80 39 107 a
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 100.0 726 | 274] 44 27 72 26 108 (3)
Service occupations ... 100.0 772 | 228) 44 15 53 15 10.4 (3)

3 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.