March 10, 2010
Data Bank
COSTS AND PLAN CHANGES
Percentage of employers reporting satisfaction with their benefit spending levels, 2008
Percentage change in Consumer Price Index and medical care cost component of CPI, 2002-2007
Percentage of companies reporting changes made or under consideration for benefits programs, 2008
12-month percentage changes in the Employment Cost Index for benefits, private industry, June 2003-June 2008
Percentage of companies reporting department responsible for administering specific benefits, 2008
Percentage of employees with access to and participating in health-care benefits, private industry, March 2008
"Employers reporting health care priorities over the next three to five years, 2008"
Range of increases in medical costs by plan type and percentile, active employees, 2008
Percentage of employers reporting plan-design changes to health plans made in 2007 or earlier, in 2008 or planned for future
RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Annual retiree medical costs and accumulated liability, average and select industry, average accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation per active employee, 2008
Percentage of employers reporting their primary motivation for adding automatic enrollment, 2008
Percentage of employers reporting which population was targeted when 401(k) automatic enrollment was implemented, 2008
Percentage of employers reporting defined contribution features they are considering for implementation in the next two years, 2008
LEGALLY REQUIRED BENEFITS
Percentage change in workers’ compensation lost-time claims frequency, 2002-2007
Percentage change in indemnity and medical claim costs, lost-time claims, 2002-2007
OTHER BENEFITS
Percentage of workers with access to quality-of-life benefits, private industry, March 2008
Percentage of employers that have or plan to have flexible hours for better work/life balance, 2007 and planned 2010-2015
Percentage of workers with access to and participation in disability benefits, private industry, March 2008
Percentage of workers with access to life insurance benefits, private industry, March 2008
