As of March 2021, it was calculated that of the total average compensation cost employers spent on state and local government workers in the educational and health services industry group, 35.9 percent was spent on benefits. The average total compensation cost to employers of state and local government workers in the educational and health services group was 55.94 U.S. dollars per hour.
Distribution of employer costs for state and local government worker compensation in the United States as of March 2021, by industry 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 industry group and compensation component [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127283/us-share-employer-costs-for-government-workers-by-industry-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 industry group and compensation component." Chart. June 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127283/us-share-employer-costs-for-government-workers-by-industry-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 industry group and compensation component. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127283/us-share-employer-costs-for-government-workers-by-industry-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 Industry Group and Compensation Component." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127283/us-share-employer-costs-for-government-workers-by-industry-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 industry group and compensation component Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127283/us-share-employer-costs-for-government-workers-by-industry-and-component/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Distribution of employer costs for state and local government worker compensation in the United States as of March 2021, by industry group and compensation component [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127283/us-share-employer-costs-for-government-workers-by-industry-and-component/
