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Dec. 9, 2004
| Benefit Value Comparisons by Industry | ||||
| Industry | Total benefits | Time-off benefits (vacation, personal days, other leave) | Retirement/ savings benefits | Health/group benefits |
| Accommodation and food service | 64% | 80% | 42% | 74% |
| Chemical manufacturing | 108% | 98% | 100% | 111% |
| Computer and Electronics manufacturing | 90% | 101% | 77% | 97% |
| Durable manufacturing | 98% | 96% | 94% | 101% |
| Educational services | 121% | 116% | 123% | 115% |
| Finance | 104% | 105% | 121% | 94% |
| Information (media/ publishing) | 94% | 103% | 81% | 103% |
| Insurance | 109% | 102% | 114% | 108% |
| Government | 127% | 106% | 129% | 134% |
| Health care | 91% | 99% | 87% | 94% |
| High technology | 93% | 102% | 79% | 100% |
| Mining | 114% | 97% | 138% | 108% |
| Nondurable manufacturing | 94% | 93% | 100% | 92% |
| Nonprofit organizations | 128% | 111% | 156% | 115% |
| Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing | 108% | 105% | 84% | 115% |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 86% | 103% | 72% | 95% |
| Retail | 75% | 87% | 60% | 77% |
| Transportation | 102% | 96% | 84% | 109% |
| Utilities | 117% | 99% | 129% | 116% |
| Wholesale | 75% | 86% | 85% | 84% |
| Source: Mercer Human Resource Consulting, 2004 Spotlight on Benefits Report | ||||
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