The amount that employers spent on total employee compensation grew at a faster rate in the third quarter of this year than in the second, according to new figures out today.
Employers spent 1.2 percent more on wages and benefits in September compared to June, according to the
latest Employer Costs for Employee Compensation report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Comparatively, employers spent just 0.59 percent more on wages and benefits in June 2023 compared to March 2023.
Total employer compensation costs for private-industry workers averaged $41.53 per hour worked in September. Wages and salaries averaged $29.34 per hour worked and accounted for 70.6 percent of employer costs, while benefit costs averaged $12.19 per hour worked and accounted for the remaining 29.4 percent, according to the report.
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