As of June 2021, it was calculated that establishments with a work force of 500 or more private industry workers spent an average of 34.7 percent of their total employee compensation costs on benefits. Those establishments spent 54.08 U.S. dollars per hour on private industry worker compensation.
Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by establishment size 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 private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by establishment size and compensation component [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127464/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-firm-size-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by establishment size and compensation component." Chart. September 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127464/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-firm-size-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by establishment size and compensation component. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127464/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-firm-size-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Distribution of Employer Costs for Private Industry Worker Compensation in The United States as of June 2021, by Establishment Size and Compensation Component." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127464/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-firm-size-and-component/
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Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by establishment size and compensation component [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127464/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-firm-size-and-component/
