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Table 2. Seasonally adjusted: Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, by ownership, occupational group, and industry

Table 2. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, by occupational group and industry [Seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for 3-months ended-
Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2024		 Jun.
2024		 Sep.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Mar.
2025		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

 173.945 175.258 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 172.163 172.850 1.1 0.4 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.4

Manufacturing

 171.957 173.129 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.7

Service-providing industries(3)

 174.327 175.745 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8

Education and health services

 169.714 171.264 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9

Educational services

 161.683 163.020 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.8

Elementary and secondary schools

 159.710 161.281 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 163.339 164.245 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.6

Health care and social assistance

 177.799 179.532 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0

Hospitals

 177.202 178.183 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.6

Public administration

 169.332 170.984 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.0

Private industry workers

All workers

 176.233 177.498 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 169.688 171.124 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8

Professional and related

 170.972 172.404 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8

Management, business, and financial

 168.554 169.995 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.9

Sales and office

 178.277 179.586 1.3 0.2 0.6 1.0 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.4 0.7

Sales and related

 175.598 176.969 1.4 -0.7 0.5 1.4 0.6 1.5 0.7 -0.3 0.8

Office and administrative support

 180.410 181.653 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.7 1.0 0.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 174.784 176.282 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.9

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 173.274 174.446 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.7

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 176.558 178.425 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.7 1.1

Production, transportation, and material moving

 183.772 185.043 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7

Production

 178.639 179.155 1.5 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.3

Transportation and material moving

 189.496 191.305 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.0

Service occupations

 192.693 194.171 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 172.239 172.914 1.1 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.4

Construction

 171.849 171.769 0.8 -0.4 1.3 0.7 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.0

Manufacturing

 171.957 173.129 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.7

Aircraft manufacturing

 174.166 175.784 0.9 0.4 0.7 1.8 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.9

Service-providing industries(4)

 177.274 178.663 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 180.750 182.604 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.4 1.0

Wholesale trade

 166.526 168.475 1.6 -0.3 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.8 1.6 0.1 1.2

Retail trade

 185.901 187.498 0.3 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.9

Transportation and warehousing

 188.937 191.209 1.9 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.8 1.4 0.9 0.3 1.2

Utilities

 179.960 181.462 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8

Information

 164.526 166.916 0.8 0.3 1.5 0.4 0.0 1.3 0.5 0.2 1.5

Financial activities

 171.915 174.042 0.0 1.2 0.4 1.4 0.6 1.7 0.3 0.8 1.2

Finance and insurance

 172.536 174.604 -0.1 1.2 0.2 1.5 0.5 1.6 0.7 0.7 1.2

Credit intermediation and related activities

 171.186 172.680 1.3 0.3 -0.1 1.7 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.9

Insurance carriers and related activities

 171.131 172.424 0.4 1.6 0.1 1.2 1.3 1.0 0.2 1.0 0.8

Real estate and rental and leasing

 169.615 172.039 0.7 0.7 1.6 0.7 0.9 2.0 -1.2 1.5 1.4

Professional and business services

 174.543 175.123 1.5 1.0 0.3 1.2 0.4 1.0 0.5 0.7 0.3

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 175.399 175.903 1.3 0.9 0.1 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.3

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 177.667 178.355 1.3 0.8 0.7 1.3 0.2 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.4

Education and health services

 176.661 178.218 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9

Educational services

 169.547 170.224 1.4 1.1 1.1 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.9 0.4

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 165.814 166.060 1.2 0.8 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.5 0.1

Health care and social assistance

 178.179 179.900 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.0

Hospitals

 178.229 179.000 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.4

Leisure and hospitality

 191.907 192.851 0.6 1.4 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.5

Accommodation and food services

 195.908 196.889 0.5 1.5 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.5

Other services, except public administration

 182.687 183.203 1.9 1.2 0.5 1.3 0.3 0.7 1.4 1.5 0.3

State and local government workers

All workers

 164.251 165.820 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0

Industry

Education and health services

 161.448 163.011 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0

Educational services

 159.987 161.511 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0

Schools

 160.000 161.526 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0

Elementary and secondary schools

 159.162 160.782 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0

Health care and social assistance

 173.676 175.553 1.4 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.7 1.2 0.5 0.7 1.1

Hospitals

 172.294 174.373 1.4 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.7 1.4 0.3 0.8 1.2

Public administration

 169.332 170.984 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.0

Footnotes
(1) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government.
(2) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
(3) 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.
(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; and other services, except public administration.

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