Compensation costs up 0.4% June-September 2012, and 2.0% over the year ending September
10/31/2012
Wages and salaries rose 0.3 percent and benefit costs rose 0.8 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from June to September 2012. Over the year, compensation rose 2.0 percent, wages and salaries 1.7 percent, and benefits 2.6 percent.

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