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

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

 171.310 172.657 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 169.187 170.945 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0

Manufacturing

 169.337 170.810 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.9

Service-providing industries(3)

 171.747 173.026 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.7

Education and health services

 166.663 168.121 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9

Educational services

 158.535 159.913 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.9

Elementary and secondary schools

 156.787 158.209 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.9

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 160.373 161.649 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8

Health care and social assistance

 174.792 176.329 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.2 1.2 0.9

Hospitals

 174.761 175.571 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 0.5

Public administration

 167.141 167.922 2.1 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.5

Private industry workers

All workers

 173.566 174.954 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 167.113 168.386 1.1 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8

Professional and related

 167.819 169.406 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9

Management, business, and financial

 166.594 167.535 1.1 0.6 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.6

Sales and office

 176.573 177.762 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.6 1.6 0.7

Sales and related

 175.367 176.449 0.8 1.0 1.1 -0.1 0.5 0.9 0.5 2.1 0.6

Office and administrative support

 177.268 178.558 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 171.291 173.399 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.7 1.0 1.2

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 169.606 171.539 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.1

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 173.262 175.567 1.3 1.9 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.4 1.1 1.3

Production, transportation, and material moving

 181.030 182.527 0.9 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.8

Production

 175.118 176.782 0.9 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.9 1.0

Transportation and material moving

 187.279 188.678 1.0 2.0 1.5 1.3 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.1 0.7

Service occupations

 189.370 191.051 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.9

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 169.261 171.018 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0

Construction

 168.243 170.429 1.0 1.2 0.9 -0.5 1.4 0.5 1.4 0.8 1.3

Manufacturing

 169.337 170.810 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.9

Aircraft manufacturing

 171.294 173.172 0.6 0.4 1.1 0.4 0.7 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.1

Service-providing industries(4)

 174.668 175.982 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.6 1.1 0.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 178.097 180.140 1.0 1.6 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.1

Wholesale trade

 163.630 166.528 1.0 0.8 1.5 -0.3 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.8 1.8

Retail trade

 183.337 184.991 1.1 0.7 0.2 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9

Transportation and warehousing

 186.525 188.314 0.9 4.0 2.0 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.4 1.0

Utilities

 176.386 178.189 1.2 1.5 0.4 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.0

Information

 163.087 164.257 0.2 1.0 0.6 0.3 1.6 0.4 -0.2 1.2 0.7

Financial activities

 170.137 170.450 1.1 0.4 0.1 1.2 0.3 1.4 0.7 1.8 0.2

Finance and insurance

 170.431 171.225 1.1 0.5 -0.1 1.3 0.1 1.6 0.7 1.7 0.5

Credit intermediation and related activities

 169.254 169.490 1.5 0.9 1.2 0.4 -0.2 1.7 1.0 0.9 0.1

Insurance carriers and related activities

 169.443 169.137 1.2 0.0 0.6 1.7 -0.2 1.2 1.5 1.1 -0.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 169.378 167.406 1.3 0.2 0.7 0.8 1.6 0.5 0.9 2.2 -1.2

Professional and business services

 172.567 173.248 1.0 0.7 1.6 1.0 0.2 1.3 0.4 1.1 0.4

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 172.961 173.656 0.9 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.1 1.4 0.9 1.0 0.4

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 175.618 177.235 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.1 1.0 0.9

Education and health services

 173.310 174.912 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.9

Educational services

 164.778 166.353 1.1 1.2 1.4 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.0

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 162.201 163.229 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.7 1.3 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.6

Health care and social assistance

 175.087 176.696 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.9

Hospitals

 175.653 176.550 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.5

Leisure and hospitality

 188.967 190.109 0.8 0.9 0.6 1.3 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.6

Accommodation and food services

 193.206 194.341 0.7 0.9 0.5 1.5 0.7 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.6

Other services, except public administration

 176.964 180.078 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1 0.9 1.5 -0.2 0.6 1.8

State and local government workers

All workers

 161.742 162.889 1.5 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.7

Industry

Education and health services

 158.819 160.074 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.8

Educational services

 157.278 158.606 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.8

Schools

 157.286 158.621 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.8

Elementary and secondary schools

 156.409 157.715 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.8

Health care and social assistance

 171.644 172.350 1.8 0.8 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.3 0.4

Hospitals

 170.548 170.911 1.8 0.7 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.7 1.6 0.2

Public administration

 167.141 167.922 2.1 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.5

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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