Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (BLS - US Bureau of Labor Statistics)

(Source: BLS - US Bureau of Labor Statistics) EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION - DECEMBER 2015 For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Thursday, March 10, 2016 USDL-16-0463 Technical information: (202) 691- 6199 • ncsinfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/ect Media contact: (202) 691- 5902 • pressoffice@bls.gov EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION - DECEMBER 2015 Employer costs for employee compensation for civilian workers averaged $33.58 per hour worked in December 2015, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries averaged $23.06 per hour worked and accounted for 68.7 percent of these costs, while benefits averaged $10.52 and accounted for the remaining 31.3 percent. Total...