back to homepage Join Our Mailing List Sitemap Contact us   
  Previous Back to Statistics Main Page Next  
"In private industry, retirement and savings benefits costs in June 2003 were higher for union workers than for nonunion workers, both in dollar amount per hour ($1.76 versus 55 cents) and as a share of total compensation (5.6 percent versus 2.5 percent)."

Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2003, August). Employee retirement and savings benefits higher for union workers. Retrieved February 2, 2007 from http://www.bls.gov/opud/ted/2003/aug/wk4/art04.htm

"These data are from the BLS Compensation Cost Trends program. Find out more in Employer Costs for Employee Compensation-June 2003 (PDF) (TXT), news release USDL 03-446. Retirement and savings benefits include defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Goods-producing industries include mining, construction, and manufacturing. Service-producing industries include transportation, communication, and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and service industries."

  Previous Back to Statistics Main Page Next  

140 Commonwealth Avenue - McGuinn, 6th Floor - Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Email: age.work@bc.edu - Phone: 617.552.9195 - Fax: 617.552.9202
produced by ineri