Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.7 percent from March
to June 2005, the same increase as occurred between December 2004 and March
2005, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
Labor.
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moderating from the gain of 1.2 percent in the March quarter. Private sector
benefit costs rose 0.8 percent for the June quarter, following the 1.1 percent
gain in the previous quarter.
Among private industry workers, benefit costs contributed nearly 35 percent
of compensation gains during the quarter; compared with nearly 60 percent from
December 2004 to March 2005. Health-insurance costs constituted about 10 percent
of the compensation gains during the quarter.
Compensation costs for the private sector rose 0.6 percent from March to June
2005, identical to the gain in the prior quarter.
Benefit costs advanced 0.8 percent for civilian workers in the June 2005 quarter,
moderating from the gain of 1.2 percent in the March quarter. Private sector
benefit costs rose 0.8 percent for the June quarter, following the 1.1 percent
gain in the previous quarter.
Benefit costs for state and local government workers increased 1.2 percent
in the June quarter, compared with a 1.5 percent gain in the prior quarter.
Wages and salaries for civilian and private industry workers increased 0.6
percent during the June 2005 quarter, the same as in the first quarter of the
year. Wages and salaries in state and local government advanced 0.5 percent
during the March to June 2005 period, following an increase of 0.8 percent in
the previous quarter.