Employee compensation costs up 0.7 percent in 3Q 2017 and 2.5 percent year-on-year

Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.7 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in September 2017. Wages and salaries increased 0.7 percent, and benefits increased 0.8 percent. Costs increased 2.5 percent for the 12-month period ending in September 2017.

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