As of June 2021, employers of civilian workers in the United States all averaged around 30 percent of their employee costs on benefits within each occupation group. The highest spending on benefits came from the production, transportation, and material movement group where employers spent an average of 33.1 percent of their total employee compensation costs on benefits.
Distribution of employer costs for civilian worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by occupational group and compensation component
The source provides the following information about the sample size: "Data for this reference period were collected from a probability sample of approximately 24,300
occupational observations selected from a sample of about 6,000 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. (September 16, 2021). Distribution of employer costs for civilian worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by occupational group and compensation component [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127192/us-share-employer-costs-compensation-by-occupation-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Distribution of employer costs for civilian worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by occupational group and compensation component." Chart. September 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127192/us-share-employer-costs-compensation-by-occupation-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Distribution of employer costs for civilian worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by occupational group and compensation component. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127192/us-share-employer-costs-compensation-by-occupation-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Distribution of Employer Costs for Civilian Worker Compensation in The United States as of June 2021, by Occupational Group and Compensation Component." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127192/us-share-employer-costs-compensation-by-occupation-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Distribution of employer costs for civilian worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by occupational group and compensation component Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127192/us-share-employer-costs-compensation-by-occupation-and-component/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Distribution of employer costs for civilian worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by occupational group and compensation component [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127192/us-share-employer-costs-compensation-by-occupation-and-component/
