The United States Chamber of Commerce's 2007 Employee Benefits Study provides data on the cost of employee benefits in 2006 (.05). According to the survey, which covered more than 400 U.S. companies, employee benefits made up 42.7 percent of company payrolls in 2006. However, benefits varied significantly among companies. For example, 15 percent of participating companies spent more than 50 percent of payroll in benefits, while an equal percentage paid less than 24 percent.
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