Employer-sponsored medical care plans and retirement plans account for around 12.5 percent of the total cost of employee compensation, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In a recent publication, BLS Program Perspectives, the department focused on civilian employees' access to these benefits. For a Limited Time receive a
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The BLS analyzed previously released data and reported the highlights, including:
- State and local government employees (86%) were more likely than private industry workers (60%) to have access to both benefits.
- 86 % of employees in large organizations, those who employ 500 or more employees, had access to both benefits, while only 40% or employees in smaller organizations, those who employ fewer than 50 employees, had access to both benefits.
- Employees whose jobs were covered by a collective bargaining agreement (89%) were more likely to have access to both benefits than those holding a nonunion job (59%).
The full report, BLS Program Perspectives on Combined Benefit Plans, is available online.