As of March 2024, 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 56.65 U.S. dollars per hour.
Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of March 2024, 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. (June 18, 2024). Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of March 2024, by union status (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, 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 March 2024, by union status (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. 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 March 2024, by union status (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. 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 March 2024, by Union Status (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 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 March 2024, 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 January 05, 2025)
Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of March 2024, by union status (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126980/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-union-status/
