{"as_of":"2026-10-28T00:31:34.631Z","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/eci_02102026.htm","disclaimer":"Educational information from official sources, not financial advice","item":{"id":"7099cecbea0fb24a","source":"bls","source_name":"BLS","title":"Compensation costs up 0.7% Sep 2025 to Dec 2025 and up 3.4% over the year ending Dec 2025","excerpt":"","published_at":"2026-02-10T13:30:00.000Z","fetched_at":"2026-10-19T19:20:33.489Z","topics":[],"importance":2,"url":"https://rogueiq.com/econiq/bls/compensation-costs-up-september-2025/","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/eci_02102026.htm","source_feed":"https://www.bls.gov/feed/","ticker":null},"breakdown":{"item_id":"7099cecbea0fb24a","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."],"what_it_says":"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.","whats_new_vs_last":"","caveats":[],"source_table_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/eci_02102026.htm","quoted_lines":[],"engine":"deterministic-v2","numbers_verified":true,"generated_at":"2026-10-27T19:30:50.878Z"}}