Chart 2a. Seasonal adjustment for Employment Cost Index (ECI) wages and salaries and Current Employment Statistics (CES) average hourly earnings, private industry workers, March, 2014–23
Year ECI seasonal adjustment CES seasonal adjustment

2014

0.03 -0.69

2015

0.02 -0.72

2016

-0.02 -0.16

2017

-0.06 -0.11

2018

-0.06 -0.04

2019

-0.07 0.04

2020

-0.05 -0.48

2021

-0.03 0.10

2022

-0.04 0.13

2023

-0.03 0.15

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.