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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-
Mar.
2025
Jun.
2025
Jun.
2023
Sep.
2023
Dec.
2023
Mar.
2024
Jun.
2024
Sep.
2024
Dec.
2024
Mar.
2025
Jun.
2025

Civilian workers

All workers(2)

169.8 171.395 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9

Industry

Goods-producing industries(3)

163.4 164.891 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.9

Manufacturing

163.0 164.634 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.0

Service-providing industries(4)

171.2 172.780 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9

Education and health services

169.6 171.226 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.1 1.0

Educational services

167.6 169.024 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8

Elementary and secondary schools

167.7 169.129 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.9

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

166.5 168.186 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.8 1.0

Health care and social assistance

171.5 173.362 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.3 1.1

Hospitals

171.8 173.601 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0

Nursing and residential care facilities

171.0 172.161 1.0 1.5 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.2 0.7

Public administration

178.0 179.125 1.2 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.6

Private industry workers

All workers

169.2 170.832 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

164.2 165.548 1.1 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8

Management, business, and financial

164.4 165.628 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7

Professional and related

164.2 165.749 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9

Sales and office

171.6 174.005 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.4

Sales and related

168.2 171.349 1.4 0.8 1.0 1.0 -0.1 0.5 0.9 0.6 1.9

Office and administrative support

174.0 175.717 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

167.0 168.610 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.0

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

165.7 166.955 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.8

Installation, maintenance, and repair

168.6 170.472 1.0 1.2 1.6 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.1

Production, transportation, and material moving

174.6 176.519 1.0 0.9 1.6 1.1 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.1

Production

169.4 170.831 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.8

Transportation and material moving

180.6 182.794 1.0 0.9 1.9 1.2 1.6 0.8 0.6 1.0 1.2

Service occupations

182.7 184.035 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.7

Industry

Goods-producing industries(3)

163.3 164.784 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.9

Construction

163.8 165.029 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.8 -0.1 1.1 0.6 1.3 0.8

Manufacturing

163.0 164.634 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.0

Aircraft manufacturing

141.3 142.723 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.9 -0.1 1.0 2.1 0.6 1.0

Service-providing industries(5)

170.8 172.479 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

174.7 176.404 1.1 1.0 1.4 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.0

Wholesale trade

165.0 165.912 1.4 0.9 0.8 1.3 0.1 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.6

Retail trade

177.8 179.602 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.2 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.0

Transportation and warehousing

179.7 182.147 1.1 0.9 3.3 1.6 1.6 0.9 0.5 1.1 1.4

Utilities

180.1 182.011 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1

Information

162.4 164.714 1.1 0.3 0.9 0.9 -0.1 1.3 0.4 0.2 1.4

Financial activities

167.5 169.000 1.4 1.0 0.5 0.4 1.1 0.5 1.4 1.5 0.9

Finance and insurance

168.1 169.346 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.4 1.1 0.3 1.5 1.5 0.7

Credit intermediation and related activities

171.8 170.563 0.6 1.4 0.8 1.4 0.7 0.2 1.9 2.2 -0.7

Insurance carriers and related activities

168.2 169.659 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.7 1.2 -0.1 1.0 1.6 0.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

164.5 167.609 0.9 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.3 0.6 1.2 1.9

Professional and business services

168.5 170.171 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.4 0.8 0.3 1.1 0.6 1.0

Professional, scientific, and technical services

169.6 171.056 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.2 1.3 0.8 0.9

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

168.9 170.689 0.9 1.1 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 0.2 1.1

Education and health services

169.8 171.510 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.7 1.3 1.0

Educational services

165.1 166.304 0.7 1.1 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.7 0.7

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

164.4 165.802 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.9

Health care and social assistance

170.7 172.560 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.3 1.1

Hospitals

171.5 173.232 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0

Nursing and residential care facilities

169.4 170.545 1.0 1.5 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.2 0.7

Leisure and hospitality

181.4 182.062 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.5 1.4 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.4

Accommodation and food services

185.4 186.100 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.5 1.4 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.4

Other services, except public administration

173.2 174.326 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.5 1.0 0.8 1.3 0.1 0.7

State and local government workers

All workers

172.5 173.915 1.0 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8

Industry

Education and health services

169.2 170.800 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9

Educational services

168.2 169.720 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9

Schools

168.1 169.623 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9

Elementary and secondary schools

168.2 169.617 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8

Health care and social assistance

177.2 179.152 1.0 1.5 0.8 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.1

Hospitals

172.9 175.201 1.0 1.5 0.7 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.3

Public administration

178.0 179.125 1.2 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.6

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: July 31, 2025