Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.5 percent for the quarter ending in December and increased 2 percent for the year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Benefits, wages and salaries for civilian workers increased 0.6 percent in December, while benefits costs increased 2.2 percent for the year. This compared to an increase of 2.4 percent in 2012.
Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2 percent over the year. In December 2012, the increase was 1.8 percent. Wages and salaries increased 2.1 percent for the current 12-month period. In December 2012, the increase was 1.7 percent.
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The increase in the cost of benefits, including retirement benefits, was 1.9 percent for 2013, essentially unchanged from the prior year. Employer costs for health benefits increased 3 percent over the year compared to a 2.1 percent increase in 2012.
Benefits costs for state and local government workers increased 3.3 percent in December 2013, compared to a 3.4 percent increase in December 2012. Compensation costs for this group rose 1.9 percent for the year, unchanged from 2012. Wages and salaries increased 1.1 percent for the year, also unchanged from December 2012.
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