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Table 1. Seasonally adjusted: Employment Cost Index for total compensation, by ownership, occupational group, and industry

Table 1. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), by occupational group and industry [Seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Indexes (Dec.2005=100) Percent changes for 3-months ended-
Sep.
2023
Dec.
2023
Dec.
2021
Mar.
2022
Jun.
2022
Sep.
2022
Dec.
2022
Mar.
2023
Jun.
2023
Sep.
2023
Dec.
2023

Civilian workers

All workers(2)

160.7 162.1 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.9

Industry

Goods-producing industries(3)

155.1 156.6 1.0 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.0

Manufacturing

154.6 156.1 0.9 1.7 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.0

Service-providing industries(4)

161.9 163.3 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9

Education and health services

159.6 161.0 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.5 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.4 0.9

Educational services

158.1 159.5 0.6 1.1 0.9 1.6 1.1 1.2 0.7 1.4 0.9

Elementary and secondary schools

158.8 160.0 0.6 1.0 0.7 1.7 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.5 0.8

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

156.3 157.8 0.8 1.1 0.9 1.5 1.1 1.3 0.7 1.3 1.0

Health care and social assistance

161.0 162.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.3 0.9

Hospitals

161.4 162.7 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.2 0.8

Nursing and residential care facilities

161.7 163.1 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.3 0.9

Public administration

164.8 167.0 0.9 1.4 1.2 1.6 1.1 0.8 1.2 1.7 1.3

Private industry workers

All workers

160.5 161.9 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

156.1 157.1 0.8 1.2 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.6

Management, business, and financial

157.1 157.8 0.6 1.2 1.4 0.5 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.4

Professional and related

155.5 156.7 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.8

Sales and office

163.6 165.0 1.1 1.6 2.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.9

Sales and related

161.3 163.0 1.0 1.8 2.6 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.4 1.1

Office and administrative support

165.0 166.2 1.1 1.5 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

158.1 159.8 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.1

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

157.1 158.2 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.7

Installation, maintenance, and repair

159.1 161.7 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.4 0.9 1.3 1.6

Production, transportation, and material moving

163.5 166.1 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.7 1.6

Production

159.8 161.5 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.3 0.9 1.4 0.9 0.8 1.1

Transportation and material moving

168.2 171.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.7 1.9

Service occupations

172.2 173.5 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8

Industry

Goods-producing industries(3)

155.0 156.5 1.0 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.3 0.7 0.8 1.0

Construction

156.2 157.8 1.0 0.8 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.5 0.5 1.1 1.0

Manufacturing

154.6 156.1 0.9 1.7 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.0

Aircraft manufacturing

134.5 135.1 0.4 2.1 0.7 -5.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.4

Service-providing industries(5)

161.9 163.3 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

165.6 167.7 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.3

Wholesale trade

158.4 159.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 0.7 1.1 0.8 1.5 0.6 0.8

Retail trade

170.8 171.8 2.5 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.0 1.1 0.6

Transportation and warehousing

164.4 169.5 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.4 0.8 3.1

Utilities

171.1 172.5 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.2 0.8

Information

156.5 157.9 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.3 0.9

Financial activities

159.0 160.1 -0.4 1.2 1.9 1.0 1.3 0.2 1.0 1.4 0.7

Finance and insurance

159.4 160.7 -0.9 1.0 1.9 0.9 1.4 0.1 1.0 1.4 0.8

Credit intermediation and related activities

159.4 161.6 -1.3 0.0 2.0 -0.1 1.6 1.5 -0.5 1.7 1.4

Insurance carriers and related activities

160.5 160.8 1.0 1.5 1.7 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

157.2 157.2 1.6 1.8 1.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.2 0.0

Professional and business services

160.4 161.2 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.5 0.8 0.9 0.5

Professional, scientific, and technical services

161.4 162.2 0.8 1.1 1.6 1.1 0.8 1.5 0.9 0.7 0.5

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

161.0 161.9 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.0 1.1 1.5 0.8 1.1 0.6

Education and health services

159.6 161.0 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.3 0.9

Educational services

156.0 157.5 0.5 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.3 0.6 1.3 1.0

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

155.1 156.4 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.2 0.8

Health care and social assistance

160.3 161.7 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.9

Hospitals

161.1 162.6 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.9

Nursing and residential care facilities

160.3 161.6 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.3 0.8

Leisure and hospitality

172.3 173.7 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.1 0.6 0.8

Accommodation and food services

175.9 177.3 2.0 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.5 1.2 0.5 0.8

Other services, except public administration

163.2 164.8 1.6 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.7 1.2 1.1 1.0

State and local government workers

All workers

161.6 163.2 0.8 1.1 0.9 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.5 1.0

Industry

Education and health services

159.6 160.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.7 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.5 0.8

Educational services

158.7 160.0 0.7 1.0 0.7 1.8 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.5 0.8

Schools

158.6 160.0 0.7 1.0 0.7 1.7 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.5 0.9

Elementary and secondary schools

159.2 160.4 0.7 1.0 0.7 1.7 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.5 0.8

Health care and social assistance

166.3 167.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.8 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.5 0.6

Hospitals

162.6 163.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.5 0.4

Public administration

164.8 167.0 0.9 1.4 1.2 1.6 1.1 0.8 1.2 1.7 1.3

Footnotes
(1) Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
(2) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government.
(3) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
(4) Includes the following industries: wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; utilities; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; other services, except public administration; and public administration.
(5) Includes the following industries: wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; utilities; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services, except public administration.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

Last Modified Date: January 31, 2024