3. NCS and OPR. Find the latest National Compensation Survey (NCS) published by the U.S. Department of Labor. What is the Employment Cost Index and when and why was it developed? In March 2007, what was the figure for the average employer costs for employee compensation per hour worked. What percentage of this amount accounted for employee benefits?

Locate the Occupational Pay Relatives (OPR). What data are used to calculate the pay relatives? Are construction workers in Brownsville, Texas, paid more or less than the national average?