National Compensation Measures (PDF) The Office of Compensation
Levels and Trends of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
produces a diverse set of data from the National Compensation
Survey (NCS) program and the Work Stoppages program. The links
to each of the NCS data products are as follows: The link to
Work Stoppages data products is http://www.bls.gov/wsp BLS
collection and publication of wage data can be traced back to
the late 19th century, employee benefits data to the mid-20th
century. The NCS, introduced in 1996, collects a broad range of
compensation data that formerly had been collected by three
separate BLS programs. The Occupational Compensation Survey
program published national and local area wage data for survey
years 1991 through 1996. The Employment Cost Index has been
published since 1975. The Employee Benefits Survey program
started in 1979 and collected and published data on employee
benefits for survey years 1980 through 1998. The NCS currently
collects data on employee compensation