Title: Labor Compensation for Wholesale Trade: Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (NAICS 4242) in the United States Series ID: IPUGN4242U110000000 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Release: Industry Productivity Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Annual Units: Index 2012=100 Date Range: 1987-01-01 to 2022-01-01 Last Updated: 2023-05-25 1:24 PM CDT Notes: Labor compensation, defined as payroll plus supplemental payments, is a measure of the cost to the employer of securing the services of labor. Payroll includes salaries, wages, commissions, dismissal pay, bonuses, vacation and sick leave pay, and compensation in kind. Supplemental payments include both legally required expenditures and payments for voluntary programs. The legally required portion consists primarily of federal old age and survivors’ insurance, unemployment compensation, and workers’ compensation. Payments for voluntary programs include all programs not specifically required by legislation, such as the employer portion of private health insurance and pension plans. DATE VALUE 1987-01-01 14.790 1988-01-01 16.813 1989-01-01 18.308 1990-01-01 20.044 1991-01-01 21.934 1992-01-01 25.055 1993-01-01 26.523 1994-01-01 27.391 1995-01-01 29.260 1996-01-01 31.824 1997-01-01 36.822 1998-01-01 43.559 1999-01-01 49.160 2000-01-01 59.191 2001-01-01 65.898 2002-01-01 69.705 2003-01-01 78.413 2004-01-01 80.595 2005-01-01 83.225 2006-01-01 87.142 2007-01-01 93.257 2008-01-01 92.708 2009-01-01 92.095 2010-01-01 91.124 2011-01-01 94.948 2012-01-01 100.000 2013-01-01 101.072 2014-01-01 109.498 2015-01-01 115.218 2016-01-01 113.234 2017-01-01 114.448 2018-01-01 127.666 2019-01-01 134.002 2020-01-01 144.065 2021-01-01 156.410 2022-01-01 171.963