U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics@bls · official source
Compensation costs up 0.7% Sep 2025 to Dec 2025 and up 3.4% over the year ending Dec 2025
· via BLS
Key points
- Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.7 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in December 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
- Wages and salaries increased 0.7 percent and benefit costs increased 0.7 percent from September 2025.
- Wages and salaries increased 3.3 percent and benefit costs increased 3.4 percent over the year.
- Within the private industry, compensation costs increased 4.0 percent for union workers and 3.3 percent for non-union workers for the 12-month period ending in December 2025.
- Compensation costs for state and local government workers increased 0.8 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in December 2025.
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BLSFeb 10, 2026Official release ↗
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