BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1996 RELEASED TODAY: On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Employment Cost Index rose 0.7 percent in the December-March period, compared with 0.8 percent in the September-December period. ECI wages and salaries rose 1.0 percent in the December-March period, up from 0.7 percent in the September-December period. Benefit costs decreased 0.1 percent for the quarter compared with an increase of 1.0 percent for the September-December quarter. Compensation costs for civilian workers (not seasonally adjusted) increased 3.0 percent for the year ended in March 1996, about the same as the 2.9 percent increase for the year ended in March 1995 .... Fatalities on the job in 1994 rose above 1993 numbers, while the national injury rate decreased slightly, according to a new report released by the AFL-CIO ....The report, "Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect," was issued in conjunction with activities commemorating Worker Memorial Day on April 28. Using BLS data, it included state-by-state profiles of worker safety and health conditions with information on workplace fatalities, injuries, illnesses, the number and frequency of workplace inspections, penalties, and public-employee coverage under the Occupational Safety and Health Act ....(Daily Labor Report, page A-6). DUE OUT TOMORROW: State and Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment: March 1996
