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Copyright © 2014 Construction Labor Research Council
Union Construction Labor
Cost Trends and Outlook 2014
Union Construction Labor Cost Trends and Outlook 2014
Construction Labor Research Council
1250 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
202-347-8440
www.clrcconsulting.org 1
This report contains both general and detailed data on union labor rates for craft
workers in the construction industry. Data are presented for the nation as a whole and
for nine geographic regions for 17 different craft breakouts. In addition, the report has
trend lines which show the union craft labor cost history as well as the results for
already negotiated future increases.
Section I: National Results
The average percent increase for union construction workers in 2013 was 2.6
percent and the average wage and fringe benefits rate was $51.59.
As shown in Exhibit 1.1, the average percent increase has fluctuated between 2.4
and 2.7 percent since 2010. Contrast these recent increases with those from 2005 to
2009 which were much higher, ranging from 3.9 percent to 4.4 percent, 1.2 to 2.0
percent higher.
Exhibit 1.1
Average increases shown as percents
* The rates for 2014 and 2015 are likely to change
as new settlements are negotiated.
3.9% 4.2%
4.4% 4.4%
3.9%
2.7% 2.5% 2.4%
2.6% 2.7% 2.6%
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
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It should be noted that for any given year in this report the results reflect all wage and
fringe benefits adjustments that occurred during that year, not just those negotiated in
that year. For example, for 2013 the 2.6 percent increase was determined by
averaging the first year of settlements negotiated in 2013, the second year of
settlements negotiated in 2012, the third year of settlements negotiated in 2011, and
so on. CLRC’s companion report, Settlements Report, focuses on just first year
settlements.
Because multiyear contracts extend fixed increases into the future, they can be slow
to respond to the overall economic climate. For example, the economic downturn of
2008 is not fully reflected in the results shown in Exhibit 1.1 until 2010 because many
rate increases for 2008 and 2009 were negotiated in multiyear deals before the
economic crisis hit. The data now show the “new normal,” with increases hovering in
the mid 2.0 percent range for a number of years.
Exhibit 1.2 shows the average annual value of the increases for union construction
workers in dollar amounts.
Exhibit 1.2
Average increases shown as dollars
* The rates for 2014 and 2015 are likely to change
as new settlements are negotiated.
$1.50
$1.72
$1.88 $1.97
$1.81
$1.31 $1.22
$1.46 $1.41 $1.44 $1.52
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
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Section II: Future Results
The average already negotiated increase for 2014 is 2.7 percent ($1.44) and for
2015 it is 2.6 percent ($1.52), as shown in Exhibit 2.1. Although these results are
shown as a glimpse into the future, they are likely to change some as new settlements
are added. For example, the increase shown for 2014 does not yet reflect the first
year increase of settlements to be negotiated in 2014 and the 2015 value does not yet
reflect the second year of increases to be negotiated in 2014 or the first year of
increases to be negotiated in 2015. Thus, these rates are useful, but incomplete,
indicators of the union construction wage forecast.
Exhibit 2.1
Summary of already negotiated future increases
Exhibits 2.2 and 2.3 provide more detail about how
the future increases were distributed. As a percent
(Exhibit 2.2), the most common increase range was
2.0 – 2.9 percent for both 2014 and 2015.
Exhibit 2.2
Details of already negotiated future settlements shown as percents
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
0% or less 0.1 - 0.9% 1.0 - 1.9% 2.0 - 2.9% 3.0 - 3.9% 4.0 - 4.9% 5.0 + %
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2015
Dollar Percent
2014 $1.44 2.7%
2015 $1.52 2.6%
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As dollar figures (Exhibit 2.3), the most common increase ranges were either at the
lower end of the scale (e.g., <$1.19) or in the $2.40 - $2.99 range.
Exhibit 2.3
Details of already negotiated future settlements shown as dollars
Section III: Craft Specific Regional Results
Exhibit 3.1 (next two pages) shows the dollar amount of the wage and fringe benefits
package for each craft for each region and for the United States for 2009 and 2014
(five years later), and the amount of the increase during that time.
Exhibit 3.2 (the two pages after Exhibit 3.1) shows the five year and one year
increases as percents for each craft for each region and for the United States.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
<$0.90 $0.90- 1.19
$1.20- 1.49
$1.50- 1.79
$1.80- 2.09
$2.10- 2.39
$2.40- 2.69
$2.70- 2.99
$3.00- 3.29
$3.30+
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2014
2015
The following items are included in these analyses:
wage rate, health and welfare, retirement (pension,
annuity, defined contribution), vacation, holiday, and
any unallocated increases. The following are examples
of items that are not included: labor-management
cooperative committee assessments, industry
advancement funds, training and apprenticeship.
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Exhibit 3.1
Wage and fringe benefits rates by craft and region in dollar amounts
New
England
Middle
Atlantic
South-
east
East
North
Central
West
North
Central
South
Central
South-
west
Pacific
North-
west
United
States
Boilermakers
1/1/2009 $54.55 $52.55 $49.56 $50.25 $48.92 $57.36 $53.10 $52.42
1/1/2014 $62.19 $63.54 $58.51 $58.98 $58.56 $69.67 $63.19 $62.52
Increase $7.64 $10.99 $8.95 $8.73 $9.64 $12.31 $10.09 $10.10
Bricklayers
1/1/2009 $45.42 $26.29 $46.37 $41.47 $46.42 $44.17
1/1/2014 $52.32 $28.01 $52.07 $46.60 $53.33 $49.97
Increase $6.90 $1.72 $5.70 $5.13 $6.91 $5.80
Carpenters
1/1/2009 $47.40 $45.90 $27.87 $43.98 $42.86 $49.40 $43.87 $44.08
1/1/2014 $54.20 $52.29 $31.60 $49.92 $49.73 $57.42 $48.35 $50.21
Increase $6.80 $6.39 $3.73 $5.94 $6.87 $8.02 $4.48 $6.13
Cement Masons
1/1/2009 $47.53 $28.45 $43.75 $40.04 $43.45 $42.10 $43.00
1/1/2014 $53.67 $29.44 $49.27 $44.56 $51.98 $46.16 $49.16
Increase $6.14 $0.99 $5.52 $4.52 $8.53 $4.06 $6.16
Electricians
1/1/2009 $52.07 $46.38 $33.49 $55.96 $47.38 $49.34
1/1/2014 $60.07 $54.02 $36.61 $63.92 $53.43 $56.06
Increase $8.00 $7.64 $3.12 $7.96 $6.05 $6.72
Elevator Constructors
1/1/2009 $68.08 $61.82 $55.41 $64.10 $60.59 $54.61 $70.13 $62.32
1/1/2014 $80.25 $73.95 $67.30 $76.24 $72.68 $66.52 $82.57 $74.45
Increase $12.17 $12.13 $11.89 $12.14 $12.09 $11.91 $12.44 $12.13
Insulators
1/1/2009 $41.42 $32.57 $56.48 $49.42 $46.43
1/1/2014 $49.18 $36.40 $65.16 $57.65 $53.44
Increase $7.76 $3.83 $8.68 $8.23 $7.01
Iron Workers
1/1/2009 54.61 $58.33 $33.62 $49.27 $43.28 $26.57 $54.55 $49.44 $48.43
1/1/2014 62.55 $67.71 $37.50 $55.08 $50.31 $29.30 $60.11 $57.76 $54.94
Increase $7.94 $9.38 $3.88 $5.81 $7.03 $2.73 $5.56 $8.32 $6.51
Laborers
1/1/2009 $43.16 $20.31 $38.78 $34.17 $39.39 $35.69 $37.78
1/1/2014 $50.87 $23.00 $44.82 $39.50 $45.50 $38.64 $43.62
Increase $7.71 $2.69 $6.04 $5.33 $6.11 $2.95 $5.84
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Exhibit 3.1 (continued)
Wage and fringe benefits rates by craft and region in dollar amounts
New
England
Middle
Atlantic
South-
east
East
North
Central
West
North
Central
South
Central
South-
west
Pacific
North-
west
United
States
Millwrights
1/1/2009 $54.36 $36.77 $45.13 $51.57 $44.75 $48.47
1/1/2014 $63.73 $40.00 $50.64 $60.87 $52.01 $56.10
Increase $9.37 $3.23 $5.51 $9.30 $7.26 $7.63
Operating Engineers
1/1/2009 $49.74 $34.44 $44.35 $44.86 $54.35 $47.45 $46.91
1/1/2014 $58.17 $38.38 $51.34 $52.64 $62.74 $51.34 $53.81
Increase $8.43 $3.94 $6.99 $7.78 $8.39 $3.89 $6.90
Painters
1/1/2009 $48.68 $26.25 $47.13 $51.50 $46.07
1/1/2014 $54.86 $28.39 $55.65 $56.87 $52.39
Increase $6.18 $2.14 $8.52 $5.37 $6.32
Pipefitters/Plumbers
1/1/2009 54.78 $37.23 $56.30 $52.24 $32.79 $59.22 $52.04
1/1/2014 65.19 $41.84 $66.73 $59.95 $37.31 $71.18 $61.30
Increase $10.41 $4.61 $10.43 $7.71 $4.52 $11.96 $9.26
Plumbers
1/1/2009 $48.11 $45.83 $51.89 $48.19
1/1/2014 $54.47 $52.51 $59.78 $54.80
Increase $6.36 $6.68 $7.89 $6.61
Plasterers
1/1/2009 $36.28 $38.61 $37.23 $41.67
1/1/2014 $39.78 $43.60 $42.74 $48.52
Increase $3.50 $4.99 $5.51 $6.85
Sheet Metal Workers
1/1/2009 $48.14 $35.86 $51.26 $46.51 $34.70 $52.69 $50.00 $47.74
1/1/2014 $55.34 $39.14 $59.14 $51.13 $39.72 $63.67 $59.58 $55.09
Increase $7.20 $3.28 $7.88 $4.62 $5.02 $10.98 $9.58 $7.35
Teamsters
1/1/2009 $24.73 $33.17 $36.14 $45.10 $40.96
1/1/2014 $27.15 $41.30 $40.28 $51.71 $47.14
Increase $2.42 $8.13 $4.14 $6.61 $6.18
Total
1/1/2009 50.24 $48.46 $30.53 $45.37 $42.92 $31.42 $48.98 $44.04 $44.94
1/1/2014 57.45 $56.24 $34.13 $52.05 $49.34 $35.51 $56.79 $48.96 $51.59
Increase $7.21 $7.78 $3.60 $6.68 $6.42 $4.09 $7.81 $4.92 $6.65
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Exhibit 3.2
Increases by craft and region in percents
Regions New England: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT. Middle Atlantic: DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA. Southeast: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA. East North Central: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI, WV. West North Central: IA, KS, MO, NE. South Central: AR, LA, NM, OK, TX. Mountain-Northern Plains: CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY. Northwest: AK, ID, OR, WA. Southwest Pacific: AZ, CA, HI, NV.
New
England
Middle
Atlantic
South-
east
East
North
Central
West
North
Central
South
Central
South-
west
Pacific
North-
west
United
States
Boilermakers
Increase: 2009 - 2014 14.0% 20.9% 18.0% 17.4% 19.7% 21.3% 19.0% 19.2%
Increase: 2013 - 2014 2.1% 2.9% 2.5% 2.8% 3.3% 3.0% 3.0% 2.8%
Bricklayers
Increase: 2009 - 2014 15.7% 6.2% 12.1% 12.4% 14.6% 12.8%
Increase: 2013 - 2014 2.5% 1.6% 2.1% 1.9% 3.0% 2.3%
Carpenters
Increase: 2009 - 2014 14.3% 13.8% 13.3% 13.1% 16.0% 16.2% 10.2% 13.6%
Increase: 2013 - 2014 1.9% 2.5% 2.1% 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% 2.3%
Cement Masons
Increase: 2009 - 2014 13.5% 3.7% 12.3% 11.3% 19.8% 9.7% 14.1%
Increase: 2013 - 2014 2.5% 1.8% 2.2% 2.1% 2.6% 2.1% 2.3%
Electricians
Increase: 2009 - 2014 15.4% 16.6% 9.3% 14.1% 12.9% 12.3% 13.2%
Increase: 2013 - 2014 3.0% 2.6% 2.1% 2.7% 2.2% 1.3% 2.3%
Elevator Constructors
Increase: 2009 - 2014 17.9% 19.7% 21.5% 19.0% 20.0% 21.8% 17.9% 19.6%
Increase: 2013 - 2014 3.4% 3.4% 3.4% 3.3% 3.4% 3.4% 3.4% 3.4%
Insulators
Increase: 2009 - 2014 18.7% 11.8% 15.4% 16.8% 14.9%
Increase: 2013 - 2014 3.4% 1.3% 3.0% 1.6% 2.2%
Iron Workers
Increase: 2009 - 2014 14.5% 15.6% 11.4% 11.7% 16.0% 10.3% 10.2% 16.8% 13.0%
Increase: 2013 - 2014 3.5% 3.2% 1.9% 2.0% 2.4% 1.9% 3.4% 1.7% 2.5%
Laborers
Increase: 2009 - 2014 17.8% 13.1% 15.1% 15.6% 15.6% 8.2% 15.0%
Increase: 2013 - 2014 2.7% 2.1% 2.4% 2.6% 2.5% 2.2% 2.5%
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Exhibit 3.2 (continued)
Increases by craft and region in percents
New
England
Middle
Atlantic
South-
east
East
North
Central
West
North
Central
South
Central
South-
west
Pacific
North-
west
United
States
Millwrights
Increase: 2009 - 2014 17.0% 8.8% 12.5% 17.7% 16.9% 15.5%
Increase: 2013 - 2014 2.3% 2.6% 2.0% 2.2% 1.9% 2.1%
Operating Engineers
Increase: 2009 - 2014 17.4% 11.7% 15.5% 17.3% 15.5% 8.1% 14.6%
Increase: 2013 - 2014 2.7% 2.7% 2.8% 2.7% 3.0% 2.3% 2.7%
Painters
Increase: 2009 - 2014 13.3% 8.1% 17.6% 10.6% 13.6%
Increase: 2013 - 2014 2.4% 1.3% 4.6% 2.2% 3.0%
Pipefitters/Plumbers
Increase: 2009 - 2014 19.4% 12.2% 18.3% 14.8% 13.8% 20.0% 17.3%
Increase: 2013 - 2014 3.0% 1.6% 3.4% 2.4% 2.1% 4.5% 3.2%
Plumbers
Increase: 2009 - 2014 13.3% 14.6% 15.2% 13.7%
Increase: 2013 - 2014 1.6% 1.9% 2.6% 2.8%
Plasterers
Increase: 2009 - 2014 9.6% 12.8% 14.9% 16.3%
Increase: 2013 - 2014 1.5% 1.7% 2.8% 1.8%
Sheet Metal Workers
Increase: 2009 - 2014 15.7% 9.1% 15.2% 10.1% 14.3% 20.8% 18.9% 15.1%
Increase: 2013 - 2014 2.6% 1.3% 2.6% 1.3% 2.6% 1.7% 1.8% 2.2%
Teamsters
Increase: 2009 - 2014 9.8% 24.3% 11.3% 14.5% 15.0%
Increase: 2013 - 2014 3.3% 2.4% 1.7% 2.4% 2.5%
Total
Increase: 2009 - 2014 14.1% 16.1% 11.6% 14.4% 14.9% 11.9% 15.8% 10.9% 14.5%
Increase: 2013 - 2014 2.7% 2.7% 2.0% 2.5% 2.3% 2.3% 2.6% 2.2% 2.5%
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Exhibits 3.3 – 3.7 show the average future increases for 2014 and 2015 in dollar
amount and percent figures and how those increases are distributed as percent
increases for five different regions. For the Middle Atlantic, Southeast and Southwest
Pacific regions the most common percent increase was the 3.0 – 3.9 percent range for
both 2014 and 2015. For the East North Central and West North Central regions the
2.0 – 2.9 percent range was the most common. Note that these results are
preliminary and may change as new settlements are added in the years ahead.
Exhibit 3.3
Details of future settlements as percents: Middle Atlantic region
The Middle Atlantic region tied for the highest future
increase percent for 2014 (3.4 percent) and had the
second highest percent increase for 2015 (3.1 percent).
Exhibit 3.4
Details of future settlements as percents: Southeast region
The Southeast region tied for the highest future increase
percent for 2014 and had the highest increase for 2015
(3.4 percent for both years).
Year
0% or
less
0.1 -
0.9%
1.0 -
1.9%
2.0 -
2.9%
3.0 -
3.9%
4.0 -
4.9% 5.0 + %
2014 0% 0% 6% 0% 88% 6% 0%
2015 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0%
Year
0% or
less
0.1 -
0.9%
1.0 -
1.9%
2.0 -
2.9%
3.0 -
3.9%
4.0 -
4.9% 5.0 + %
2014 0% 2% 8% 19% 70% 0% 2%
2015 0% 0% 13% 13% 67% 7% 0%
Dollar Percent
2014 $1.95 3.4%
2015 $2.13 3.1%
Dollar Percent
2014 $2.09 3.4%
2015 $2.46 3.4%
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Exhibit 3.5
Details of future settlements as percents: East North Central region
The East North Central region’s future increases were very
close to the national average for both 2014 (2.6 percent)
and 2015 (2.6 percent).
Exhibit 3.6
Details of future settlements as percents: West North Central region
The scheduled increases for the West North Central region were
the lowest of the five regions shown in this report for 2014 (2.4
percent) and 2015 (2.3 percent).
Exhibit 3.7
Details of future settlements as percents: Southwest Pacific Region
The scheduled increases for the Southwest Pacific region
were a little above the national average for 2014 (2.8 percent)
and 2015 (3.1 percent).
Year
0% or
less
0.1 -
0.9%
1.0 -
1.9%
2.0 -
2.9%
3.0 -
3.9%
4.0 -
4.9% 5.0 + %
2014 0% 2% 22% 51% 25% 0% 0%
2015 0% 0% 13% 53% 33% 0% 0%
Year
0% or
less
0.1 -
0.9%
1.0 -
1.9%
2.0 -
2.9%
3.0 -
3.9%
4.0 -
4.9% 5.0 + %
2014 0% 0% 10% 55% 35% 0% 0%
2015 0% 0% 7% 57% 36% 0% 0%
Year
0% or
less
0.1 -
0.9%
1.0 -
1.9%
2.0 -
2.9%
3.0 -
3.9%
4.0 -
4.9% 5.0 + %
2014 0% 5% 16% 26% 47% 5% 0%
2015 0% 0% 17% 17% 50% 17% 0%
Dollar Percent
2014 $1.35 2.6%
2015 $1.42 2.6%
Dollar Percent
2014 $1.18 2.4%
2015 $1.19 2.3%
Dollar Percent
2014 $1.65 2.8%
2015 $2.58 3.1%
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Exhibits 3.8 – 3.12 show how future settlements are distributed as dollar amounts for
the five different regions.
Exhibit 3.8
Details of future settlements as dollar amounts: Middle Atlantic region
Exhibit 3.9
Details of future settlements as dollar amounts: Southeast region
Exhibit 3.10
Details of future settlements as dollar amounts: East North Central region
Year <$0.90
$0.90
- 1.19
$1.20
- 1.49
$1.50
- 1.79
$1.80
- 2.09
$2.10
- 2.39
$2.40
- 2.69
$2.70
- 2.99
$3.00
- 3.29 $3.30+
2014 9% 0% 21% 9% 19% 2% 36% 4% 0% 0%
2015 13% 0% 7% 7% 0% 0% 53% 7% 7% 7%
Year <$0.90
$0.90
- 1.19
$1.20
- 1.49
$1.50
- 1.79
$1.80
- 2.09
$2.10
- 2.39
$2.40
- 2.69
$2.70
- 2.99
$3.00
- 3.29 $3.30+
2014 6% 0% 6% 0% 0% 76% 12% 0% 0% 0%
2015 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0%
Year <$0.90
$0.90
- 1.19
$1.20
- 1.49
$1.50
- 1.79
$1.80
- 2.09
$2.10
- 2.39
$2.40
- 2.69
$2.70
- 2.99
$3.00
- 3.29 $3.30+
2014 28% 31% 15% 5% 2% 3% 13% 4% 0% 0%
2015 23% 27% 10% 3% 3% 3% 10% 20% 0% 0%
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Exhibit 3.11
Details of future settlements as dollar amounts: West North Central region
Exhibit 3.12
Details of future settlements as dollar amounts: Southwest Pacific Region
The following associations sponsor CLRC:
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) Finishing Contractors Association (FCA) International Council of Employers of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (ICE) Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) National Association of Construction Boilermaker Employers (NACBE) National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA) North American Contractors Association (NACA) Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC)
Year <$0.90
$0.90
- 1.19
$1.20
- 1.49
$1.50
- 1.79
$1.80
- 2.09
$2.10
- 2.39
$2.40
- 2.69
$2.70
- 2.99
$3.00
- 3.29 $3.30+
2014 20% 45% 5% 5% 0% 0% 25% 0% 0% 0%
2015 14% 36% 14% 0% 0% 0% 29% 7% 0% 0%
Year <$0.90
$0.90
- 1.19
$1.20
- 1.49
$1.50
- 1.79
$1.80
- 2.09
$2.10
- 2.39
$2.40
- 2.69
$2.70
- 2.99
$3.00
- 3.29 $3.30+
2014 11% 16% 5% 21% 11% 5% 11% 11% 5% 5%
2015 17% 0% 17% 0% 0% 0% 0% 33% 17% 17%
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Additional reports are available upon request. Companies/contractors, chapters, and local affiliates who are members of CLRC’s sponsor associations (see p. 12 for a list) receive discounted rates.
Report Description Benefit
Market Share Analysis
Shows what percent of a given industry (e.g., plumbers/ pipefitters, carpenters) is worked by union contractors.
Allows management and labor to more precisely define their share of the market, and more importantly, the trend over time. Also, can document the impact of specific programs (e.g., market recovery, new classifications).
Union – Nonunion Wage
and Fringe Benefits
Comparison
Compares a specific local’s wage and fringe benefits package to nonunion data for that craft in the same geographic region.
Tangibly shows the difference in both dollars and percents between union and nonunion pay and fringe benefits.
Contract Costing
Provides a detailed cost analysis of 8–12 categories in a contract (e.g., 2nd shift, foreman ratio, clean-up time) on a per employee per hour and total contract cost basis.
Helps the parties in collective bargaining better understand the real costs associated with contract language clauses.
Wage and Fringe
Benchmark Comparison
Graphs actual wage and fringe benefits rates compared to indexes (e.g., CPI, nonunion) over time to show the trend.
Compares actual pay to what it would have been using an index.
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Offers you greater understanding and useful data to use during collective bargaining or internal business decisions.
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