Table 3. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: Employment Cost Index for benefits, by ownership, occupational group, and industry
Table 3. Employment Cost Index for benefits, by 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.
2012 2013 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013
Civilian workers
All workers(1)............................. 120.7 120.8 1.2 0.2 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.1
Private industry workers
All workers................................ 118.8 118.4 1.4 .2 .7 .4 .6 .6 .6 -.3
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 118.5 117.9 1.2 .3 .9 .5 .6 .5 .7 -.5
Sales and office......................... 118.7 (2) 1.4 .3 .4 .7 .7 .6 .5 (2)
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance............................. 120.6 121.2 1.3 .4 .9 .6 .8 .8 .7 .5
Production, transportation, and material
moving.................................. 118.0 118.5 2.2 -.1 .7 -.5 .4 .6 .3 .4
Service occupations...................... 119.8 119.4 .6 .1 .8 .7 .3 .7 .8 -.3
Industry
Goods-producing industries(3)............ 116.4 116.5 2.0 -.1 .9 -.6 .5 .8 .7 .1
Manufacturing.......................... 115.5 115.1 2.4 -.3 .8 -1.0 .5 .9 .7 -.3
Service-providing industries(4).......... 119.7 119.2 1.2 .3 .7 .9 .6 .5 .5 -.4
State and local government workers
All workers................................ 127.9 129.3 .5 .4 .4 1.0 .9 .9 .7 1.1
1 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public
sector, except the federal government.
2 Because of an error in the data, estimates for March 2013 have been temporarily suppressed. Details regarding
the timing and the extent of the corrections are available at www.bls.gov/bls/eci_corrections_043013.htm.
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; education services; health care and
social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services,
except public administration.