Employment Cost Index Benefits in the United States increased to 1.80 percent in the first quarter of 2022 from 0.90 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Employment Cost Index Benefits in the United States averaged 0.98 percent from 1982 until 2022, 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 May of 2022.

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United States Employment Cost Index Benefits QoQ



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Unemployment Rate 3.60 3.60 percent Apr 2022
Non Farm Payrolls 428.00 428.00 Thousand Apr 2022
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 406.00 424.00 Thousand Apr 2022
Government Payrolls 22.00 4.00 Thousand Apr 2022
Manufacturing Payrolls 55.00 43.00 Thousand Apr 2022
Unemployed Persons 5941.00 5952.00 Thousand Apr 2022
Employed Persons 158105.00 158458.00 Thousand Apr 2022
Average Hourly Earnings 0.30 0.50 percent Apr 2022
Average Weekly Hours 34.60 34.60 Hours Apr 2022
Labor Force Participation Rate 62.20 62.40 percent Apr 2022
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.07 1.03 percent Feb 2022
Youth Unemployment Rate 7.90 8.20 percent Apr 2022
Productivity 111.00 113.20 points Mar 2022
Labour Costs 126.74 123.31 points Mar 2022
Job Vacancies 11352.00 10853.00 Thousand Mar 2022
Job Offers 11549.00 11344.00 Thousand Mar 2022
Wages 27.12 27.06 USD/Hour Apr 2022
Wages in Manufacturing 24.82 24.68 USD/Hour Apr 2022
Employment Cost Index 1.40 1.00 percent Mar 2022
Average Hourly Earnings YoY 5.50 5.60 percent Apr 2022
Employment Cost Index Wages 1.20 1.00 percent Mar 2022
Employment Cost Index Benefits 1.80 0.90 percent Mar 2022
Part Time Employment 26091.00 25902.00 Thousand Apr 2022
Employment Rate 60.00 60.10 percent Apr 2022
Full Time Employment 132067.00 132718.00 Thousand Apr 2022

United States Employment Cost Index Benefits QoQ
The Employment Cost Index (ECI) is a measure of the change in the cost of labor, independent of the influence of employment shifts among occupations and industry categories. The total compensation series includes changes in wages and salaries and in employer costs for employee benefits. The ECI calculates indexes of total compensation, wages and salaries, and benefits separately for all civilian workers in the United States, for private industry workers, and for workers in state and local government.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.80 0.90 2.70 0.10 1982 - 2022 percent Quarterly
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