মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র - কর্মসংস্থান খরচ সূচক

Compensation costs for civilian workers in the US increased 0.6 percent in the second quarter of 2019, following a 0.7 percent advance in the previous three-month period and missing market consensus of 0.7 percent. Wages and salaries rose 0.7 percent, the same pace as in the first quarter, and benefit costs increased 0.5 percent, slower than 0.7 percent.

Compensation costs for civilian workers in the US increased 0.7 percent in the first quarter of 2019, the same pace as in the previous three-month period and in line with market expectations. Wages and salaries, which make up about 70 percent of compensation costs, rose 0.7 percent (vs 0.6 percent in Q4) and benefit costs, which make up the remaining 30 percent of compensation, went up 0.7 percent (the same as in Q4). Year-on-year, employment costs grew 2.8 percent in the first quarter.

Compensation costs for civilian workers in the US increased 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, following a 0.8 percent advance in the previous three-month period and missing market expectations of 0.8 percent. Wages and salaries, which make up about 70 percent of compensation costs, rose 0.6 percent (vs 0.9 percent in Q3) and benefit costs, which make up the remaining 30 percent of compensation, went up 0.7 percent (vs 0.4 percent in Q3). Year-on-year, employment costs grew 2.9 percent in the fourth quarter.