US benefit costs, a component of compensation costs for civilian workers, rose 1.0% quarter over quarter in the second quarter of 2026, easing from a 1.2% increase in the previous period. Benefit costs increased by 0.9% in the private sector and by 1.1% in state and local government. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment Cost Index Benefits in the United States averaged 0.97 percent from 1982 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 2.70 percent in the third quarter of 1982 and a record low of 0.10 percent in the first quarter of 1997. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Employment Cost Index Benefits QoQ. United States Employment Cost Index Benefits QoQ - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.