{"as_of":"2026-10-28T00:33:06.764Z","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/eci_01312024.htm","disclaimer":"Educational information from official sources, not financial advice","item":{"id":"02960af90c0ac8ff","source":"bls","source_name":"BLS","title":"Compensation costs up 0.9% Sep 2023 to Dec 2023 and up 4.2% over the year ending Dec 2023","excerpt":"","published_at":"2024-01-31T13:30:00.000Z","fetched_at":"2026-10-19T19:20:34.350Z","topics":[],"importance":2,"url":"https://rogueiq.com/econiq/bls/compensation-costs-up-september-2023/","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/eci_01312024.htm","source_feed":"https://www.bls.gov/feed/","ticker":null},"breakdown":{"item_id":"02960af90c0ac8ff","key_points":["Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.9 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.","Wages and salaries increased 0.9 percent and benefit costs increased 0.7 percent from September 2023.","Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.1 percent over the year.","Inflation-adjusted benefit costs in the private sector increased 0.2 percent over that same period.","Benefit costs increased 3.4 percent for union workers and 3.6 percent for non-union workers for the period ending in December 2023."],"what_it_says":"Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.9 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries increased 0.9 percent and benefit costs increased 0.7 percent from September 2023. Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.1 percent over the year. Inflation-adjusted benefit costs in the private sector increased 0.2 percent over that same period. Benefit costs increased 3.4 percent for union workers and 3.6 percent for non-union workers for the period ending in December 2023.","whats_new_vs_last":"","caveats":[],"source_table_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/eci_01312024.htm","quoted_lines":[],"engine":"deterministic-v2","numbers_verified":true,"generated_at":"2026-10-27T19:31:12.407Z"}}