Employment cost in US rises 0.8% in 3rd quarter
Wages, salaries annually increase 3.8%
By Ovunc Kutlu
ISTANBUL (AA) - The employment cost index in the US, which measures the change in the price businesses and the government pay for civilian labor, rose 0.8% in the third quarter, according to data released on Thursday.
This increase was slightly lower than market estimates of a 0.9% gain and followed a 0.9% increase in the second quarter of this year.
Over the 12-month period ending in September, compensation costs for civilian workers increased 3.9%, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Wages and salaries saw an annual increase of 3.8% for the same period.
The data also indicated that compensation costs for state and local government workers experienced an increase of 4.7% for the 12-month period ending in September.
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