As of June 2021, it was calculated that the western census region employers spent an average of 29.4 percent of their total employee compensation costs on benefits for private industry workers. Employers in the western part of the U.S. paid an average of 40.74 U.S. dollars an hour per private industry worker.
Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by census region 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 census region and compensation component [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127472/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-region-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by census region and compensation component." Chart. September 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127472/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-region-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 census region and compensation component. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127472/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-region-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Distribution of Employer Costs for Private Industry Worker Compensation in The United States as of June 2021, by Census Region and Compensation Component." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127472/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-region-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by census region and compensation component Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127472/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-region-and-component/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by census region and compensation component [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127472/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-region-and-component/
