As of December 2023, it was calculated that among all goods-producing, and service-providing private industry workers, employers spent more on average in compensation for those that are in a union. All private industry workers within a union cost employers an average of 56.8 U.S. dollars per hour.
Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2023, by union status
(in U.S. dollars)
includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits
Supplementary notes
The source provides the following information about the sample size: "Data for this reference period were collected from a probability sample of approximately 29,600
occupational observations selected from a sample of about 7,400 private industry establishments and approximately 7,700 occupational observations selected from a sample of about 1,400 state and local government establishments that provided data at the initial interview."
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 13, 2024). Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2023, by union status (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126980/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-union-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2023, by union status (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126980/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-union-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2023, by union status (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126980/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-union-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Employer Costs for Private Industry Worker Compensation in The United States as of December 2023, by Union Status (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126980/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-union-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2023, by union status (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126980/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-union-status/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2023, by union status (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126980/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-union-status/
