As of March 2021, it was calculated that among employers of state and local government workers, the management, professional, and related industry group received the lowest percent of total compensation costs for benefits, at 36 percent. The sales and office, and service industry groups were close in their distribution at 42.7 and 43.1 percent spent on benefits respectively.
Distribution of employer costs for state and local government worker compensation in the United States as of March 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 25,600 occupational observations selected from a sample of about 6,300 private industry establishments and approximately 7,800 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 17, 2021). Distribution of employer costs for state and local government worker compensation in the United States as of March 2021, by occupational group and compensation component [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127256/us-share-employer-costs-for-government-workers-by-occupation-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Distribution of employer costs for state and local government worker compensation in the United States as of March 2021, by occupational group and compensation component." Chart. June 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127256/us-share-employer-costs-for-government-workers-by-occupation-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Distribution of employer costs for state and local government worker compensation in the United States as of March 2021, by occupational group and compensation component. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127256/us-share-employer-costs-for-government-workers-by-occupation-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Distribution of Employer Costs for State and Local Government Worker Compensation in The United States as of March 2021, by Occupational Group and Compensation Component." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127256/us-share-employer-costs-for-government-workers-by-occupation-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Distribution of employer costs for state and local government worker compensation in the United States as of March 2021, by occupational group and compensation component Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127256/us-share-employer-costs-for-government-workers-by-occupation-and-component/ (last visited November 19, 2024)
Distribution of employer costs for state and local government worker compensation in the United States as of March 2021, by occupational group and compensation component [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127256/us-share-employer-costs-for-government-workers-by-occupation-and-component/
