Compensation costs up 0.9% Dec 2024 to Mar 2025 and up 3.6% over the year ending Mar 2025

Compensation costs increased 0.9 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from December 2024 to March 2025. Over the year, total compensation rose 3.6 percent, wages and salaries rose 3.5 percent, and benefit costs rose 3.8 percent.