Slower job, wage growth weighs on workers comp payrolls: NCCISlowing wage and employment growth has put downward pressure on payroll growth for workers compensation, the National Council on Compensation Insurance said in a report released Friday. The organization calculates payroll growth using private employment, average hourly earnings and average hours worked. Wage growth weakened in trade, health care and private education but remained solid in construction, manufacturing and some service sectors, NCCI said. Leisure and hospitality employment declined by 40,000 jobs in July, while retail employment fell by 20,000. Labor force participation declined to 61.4%, with much of the recent decrease attributed to younger workers, NCCI said.