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Employment Cost Index
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//ECI R1 Fail Back Test 09292023// Compensation costs up 1.1% August 2023

09/29/2023

//ECI R1 Fail Back Test 09292023// Compensation costs increased 1.3 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from August 2023. Over the year, total compensation rose 3.5 percent, and benefit costs rose 2.5 percent.
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//ECEC ZUNI3 QCT 09072023// Private industry compensation costs average $38.07 per hour

09/07/2023

//ECEC ZUNI3 QCT 09072023// Wage and salary costs for private industry workers averaged $26.86 per hour.
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