As of December 2023, employers of civilian, industry, and state and local government workers in the United States all averaged around 32.9 percent of their employee costs on benefits. The highest among them were those employing state and local government workers, who spent an average of 38 percent of their employee costs on benefits.
Distribution of employer costs for employee compensation in the United states as of December 2023, by ownership and compensation component
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- Basic Statistic U.S. employer costs for employee compensation 2023, by ownership
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Union membership
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- Premium Statistic Share of employees who would quit their job over benefits U.S. 2023, by benefit type
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 13, 2023). Distribution of employer costs for employee compensation in the United states as of December 2023, by ownership and compensation component [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126378/us-share-employer-costs-compensation-ownership-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Distribution of employer costs for employee compensation in the United states as of December 2023, by ownership and compensation component." Chart. March 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126378/us-share-employer-costs-compensation-ownership-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Distribution of employer costs for employee compensation in the United states as of December 2023, by ownership and compensation component. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126378/us-share-employer-costs-compensation-ownership-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Distribution of Employer Costs for Employee Compensation in The United States as of December 2023, by Ownership and Compensation Component." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126378/us-share-employer-costs-compensation-ownership-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Distribution of employer costs for employee compensation in the United states as of December 2023, by ownership and compensation component Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126378/us-share-employer-costs-compensation-ownership-and-component/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Distribution of employer costs for employee compensation in the United states as of December 2023, by ownership and compensation component [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126378/us-share-employer-costs-compensation-ownership-and-component/