Table 2. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, by ownership, occupational group, and industry
Indexes (Dec. Percent changes for 3-months ended-
2005 = 100)
Occupational group and industry
Dec. Mar. June Sep. Dec. Mar. June Sep. Dec. Mar.
2007 2008 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008
Civilian workers
All workers(1)............................. 106.7 107.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Industry
Goods-producing industries(2)(3)......... 106.1 107.2 1.0 .5 .8 .9 .7 .8 .7 1.0
Manufacturing(2)....................... 105.1 105.9 1.0 .2 .7 .7 .6 .6 .7 .8
Service-providing industries :
Education and health services(2)....... 107.2 108.1 1.0 1.3 .8 .9 .8 .9 .8 .8
Education services(2)................ 106.6 107.4 .9 1.3 .7 .7 .7 1.1 .9 .8
Elementary and secondary schools(2) 106.2 107.1 .8 1.4 .6 .8 .7 .9 .8 .8
Junior colleges, colleges,
universities, and professional
schools(2)........................ 107.2 108.0 1.0 1.1 .8 .5 1.0 1.1 1.0 .7
Health care and social
assistance(2)(4).................... 107.9 108.9 1.1 1.4 .9 1.0 .9 .9 .8 .9
Hospitals(2)....................... 107.4 108.5 .9 1.1 .9 1.0 .9 .9 .8 1.0
Nursing and residential care
facilities(2)..................... 106.4 107.3 .5 1.0 1.1 .8 .6 1.1 .6 .8
Public administration(2)............... 107.3 108.1 .9 .7 1.4 1.0 1.0 .9 .8 .7
Private industry workers
All workers................................ 106.7 107.6 .8 .9 .8 1.0 .8 .8 .8 .8
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 107.4 108.4 .9 1.0 .9 1.1 .8 .9 .8 .9
Management, business, and financial.... 106.9 108.1 .8 .8 .6 1.2 .7 .9 .7 1.1
Professional and related............... 107.7 108.7 .9 1.2 1.1 1.0 .9 .8 .7 .9
Sales and office......................... 106.2 106.9 .9 .7 .8 1.0 .7 .5 1.0 .7
Sales and related...................... 105.4 105.8 .9 .4 1.0 .7 .6 .1 1.3 .4
Office and administrative support...... 106.9 107.7 .9 .8 .9 1.0 .7 .8 .8 .7
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance............................. 107.1 108.3 1.0 .9 .8 .9 .6 1.0 .9 1.1
Construction, extraction, farming,
fishing, and forestry................. 107.9 109.3 1.1 1.0 .9 1.0 .9 .9 1.2 1.3
Installation, maintenance, and repair.. 106.2 107.0 .6 .9 .7 .8 .2 1.2 .8 .7
Production, transportation, and material
moving.................................. 105.0 106.0 .6 .6 .6 .8 .6 .7 .5 1.0
Transportation and material moving..... 105.4 106.6 .7 .7 .7 .7 .8 .7 .6 1.2
Industry
Goods-producing industries(3)............ 106.1 107.2 1.0 .5 .8 .9 .7 .8 .7 1.0
Construction........................... 107.9 109.2 1.2 .8 1.1 1.2 .9 .8 1.0 1.2
Manufacturing.......................... 105.1 105.9 1.0 .2 .7 .7 .6 .6 .7 .8
Aircraft manufacturing(2)............ 105.3 106.4 .8 .9 .3 .7 .4 .1 .7 1.1
Service-providing industries(5).......... 106.9 107.7 .8 1.0 .8 1.0 .8 .9 .8 .7
Trade, transportation, and utilities... 105.4 106.0 .4 1.1 .7 .7 .9 .2 .9 .6
Retail trade......................... 106.0 106.6 .3 .9 .9 .5 1.0 .8 1.0 .5
Transportation and warehousing(2).... 104.3 105.3 .4 .4 .9 .8 .8 .2 .5 .9
Utilities(2)......................... 107.0 108.1 1.0 1.0 .8 .7 .9 .7 .9 1.1
Information............................ 105.5 105.3 .5 1.0 .1 1.2 .9 .4 .4 -.2
Financial activities................... 106.3 107.1 .8 .5 .7 1.3 .1 1.3 .3 .8
Finance and insurance(2)............. 107.1 107.7 1.0 .5 .6 1.5 .0 1.2 .6 .6
Credit intermediation and related
activities(2)..................... 104.9 105.1 .7 .7 -.7 2.2 -1.9 1.3 1.2 .2
Professional and business services..... 107.7 109.1 1.1 .8 .8 1.1 .9 .9 .9 1.3
Professional, scientific, and
technical services(2)............... 109.0 110.7 1.3 1.2 .9 1.1 1.0 .9 1.0 1.6
Administrative and support and waste
management and remediation
services(2)......................... 106.7 107.6 .7 .6 .9 1.0 .6 1.1 .9 .8
Education and health services.......... 107.7 108.6 1.0 1.2 1.0 .9 .9 .9 .9 .8
Education services................... 107.2 108.0 1.1 .8 1.3 .3 .8 .8 1.2 .7
Junior colleges, colleges,
universities, and professional
schools(2)........................ 107.2 107.9 1.0 1.0 1.2 .0 1.0 .8 1.1 .7
Health care and social assistance(4) 107.7 108.8 1.0 1.3 .9 1.0 .9 1.0 .7 1.0
Hospitals(2)....................... 107.2 108.2 1.0 .9 .9 .9 .9 .9 .8 .9
Leisure and hospitality................ 108.8 109.6 .9 .9 1.4 1.8 .9 1.5 .6 .7
Accommodation and food services(2)... 109.0 109.9 1.0 .8 1.6 2.0 .7 1.7 .6 .8
Other services, except public
administration(2)..................... 108.2 109.2 1.2 .8 .8 1.5 .3 1.0 1.0 .9
State and local government workers
All workers................................ 106.9 107.7 .9 1.3 .8 .9 .9 .9 .8 .7
Industry
Education and health services(2)....... 106.7 107.6 1.0 1.4 .6 .8 .8 1.0 .8 .8
Education services(2)................ 106.4 107.3 .8 1.5 .5 .8 .8 1.0 .8 .8
Schools(2)......................... 106.4 107.3 .8 1.5 .5 .8 .8 1.0 .8 .8
Elementary and secondary schools(2) 106.2 107.1 .8 1.5 .5 .8 .7 1.0 .7 .8
Health care and social
assistance(2)(4).................... 109.2 110.0 2.2 1.4 .9 .9 .8 .7 1.0 .7
Hospitals(2)....................... 108.5 109.7 .9 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 .7 .9 1.1
Public administration(2)............... 107.3 108.1 .9 .7 1.4 1.0 1.0 .9 .8 .7
1 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public
sector, except the federal government. See "Technical note" for further explanation.
2 Seasonally adjusted indexes and 3-month percent changes for these series are being published for the first
time with the 2008 seasonal adjustment revisions. Historical data for these series are published beginning with
March 2003.
3 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
4 Includes ambulatory health care services and social assistance, not shown separately.
5 Includes the following industries: wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; utilities;
information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional, scientific, and technical
services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and support and waste management and
remediation services; education services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment, and recreation;
accommodation and food services; and other services, except public administration.
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