March 16, 2010 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Paid leave benefit costs in private industry, March 2009

Employer costs per hour worked for paid leave, private industry workers, by occupation, union status, and industry, December 2009
Class of worker	Paid leave benefit costs
All workers	$1.86
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	4.05
Sales and office	1.36
Service	0.58
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1.55
Production, transportation, and material moving	1.40
Bargaining unit status
Union	2.71
Nonunion	1.76
Industry
Goods-producing industries	2.08
Service-providing industries	1.81

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