Employer Costs on the Rise – Benefits Down
The 2008 Employee Benefits study by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found that small businesses saw the cost of providing certain benefits rise from 2006 to 2007. Health insurance costs rose 15%, averaging $4,559 per employee in 2007 from $3,961 in 2006. The report showed that employers began scaling back on employee benefits as the economy slowed down in 2007. The average dollar amount of employee benefits fell 14% to $18,496 in 2007 from $21,527 the year before.
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