In March 2024, it was calculated that among all goods-producing, and service-providing private industry workers in a union, employers spent an average of 39.3 percent of total compensation costs on benefits. All private industry workers within a union cost employers an average of 56.8 U.S. dollars per hour.
Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of March 2024, by union status and compensation component
The source provides the following information about the sample size: "Data for this reference period were collected from a probability sample of approximately 24,300
occupational observations selected from a sample of about 6,000 private industry establishments and approximately 7,700 occupational observations selected from a sample of about 1,400 state and local government establishments that provided data at the initial interview.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 18, 2024). Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of March 2024, by union status and compensation component [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1127422/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-union-status-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of March 2024, by union status and compensation component." Chart. June 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1127422/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-union-status-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of March 2024, by union status and compensation component. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1127422/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-union-status-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Distribution of Employer Costs for Private Industry Worker Compensation in The United States as of March 2024, by Union Status and Compensation Component." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1127422/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-union-status-and-component/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of March 2024, by union status and compensation component Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1127422/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-union-status-and-component/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Distribution of employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of March 2024, by union status and compensation component [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1127422/us-share-employer-costs-private-industry-compensation-by-union-status-and-component/
