Employee benefits in the U.S. - statistics & facts

U.S. employer costs for employee compensation 2023, by ownership

Average hourly employer costs for employee compensation in the United States as of December 2023, by ownership (in U.S. dollars)

U.S. share of employer costs for employee compensation 2023, by ownership & component

Distribution of employer costs for employee compensation in the United states as of December 2023, by ownership and compensation component

U.S. employer costs for private industry worker compensation 2023, by union status

Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of December 2023, by union status (in U.S. dollars)

U.S. employer costs for employee benefits 2023, by union status

Average costs to employer for private industry worker benefits in the United States as of December 2023, by union status (in U.S. dollars)

Share of employers increasing/reducing beneficial measures for employees U.S. 2022

Share of employers increasing or reducing beneficial measures for employees in the United States in 2022

U.S. union membership rate of employees 1983-2023

Rate of union membership of employees in the United States from 1983 to 2023

U.S. union membership rate in the public sector 2000-2023

Rate of union membership in the public versus the private sector in the United States from 2000 to 2023

U.S. union membership rate 1983-2023, by gender

Share of workers who are members of labor unions in the United States from 1983 to 2023, by gender

U.S. union representation rate 1983-2023, by gender

Share of workers who are represented by labor unions in the United States from 1983 to 2023, by gender

U.S. median weekly earnings 2000-2023, by union membership and gender

Median weekly earnings in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by union membership and gender (in U.S. dollars)

U.S. rate of union representation 2000-2023, by race

Share of workers who are represented by a labor union in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by race and ethnicity

U.S. median weekly earnings 2000-2023, by union membership and race

Median weekly earnings in the United States in from 2000 to 2023, by union membership and race/ethnicity (in U.S. dollars)

Share of union and non-union civilian workers access to federal benefits U.S. 2023

Share of union and non-union civilian workers with access to federal benefits in the United States in March 2023, by benefit type

Share of union and non-union private workers access to federal benefits U.S. 2023

Share of union and non-union private industry workers with access to federal benefits in the United States in March 2023, by benefit type

Share of union and non-union state worker access to federal benefits U.S. 2023

Share of union and non-union state and local government workers with access to federal benefits in the United States in March 2023, by benefit type

U.S. workers with access to paid leave 2022, by union membership

Share of civilian workers with access to paid leave benefits in the United States as of March 2022, by type of leave and union membership

U.S. number of retired workers receiving Social Security 2010-2023

Number of retired workers receiving Social Security in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in millions)

U.S. number of retired Social Security beneficiaries 2022, by age

Number of retired workers receiving Social Security benefits in the United States in 2022, by age group (in 1,000s)

Retirement benefit offerings U.S. 2022

Retirement benefit offerings in the United States in 2022

Expected primary source of retirement income U.S. 2022

Expected primary source of retirement income for workers in the United States in 2022

Expected sources of retirement income U.S. 2022

Expected sources of retirement income for workers in the United States in 2022

Employer reasons for offering retirement benefits U.S. 2022

Employer reasons for offering retirement benefits in the United States in 2022

Share of employees who would quit their job over benefits U.S. 2023, by benefit type

Share of employees who would quit their job for access to benefits in the United States in 2023, by benefit type

Share of workers who want a four-day work week U.S. 2023, by age group

Share of workers who want a four-day work week in the United States in 2023, by age group

Share of employees who prefer to work from home U.S. 2023, by age group

Share of employees who prefer to work from home in the United States in 2023, by age group

Workers' confidence in future Social Security provisions in the U.S. 2023

U.S.: how confident are you that Social Security system will continue to provide benefits of at least equal value to the benefits received by retirees today?

Retiree confidence in future Social Security provisions in the U.S. 2023

U.S.: how confident are you that Social Security system will continue to provide benefits of at least equal value to the benefits received by retirees today?

U.S. adults approval of labor unions U.S. 2001-2023

Approval of labor unions in the United States from 2001 to 2023

U.S. adults reasons for joining a labor union 2022

Reasons members give for joining a labor union in the United States in 2022