Table 13. COMPENSATION AND WAGES AND SALARIES (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED): Employment Cost Index for total compensation, and wages and salaries, for private industry workers, by area
Table 13. Employment Cost Index for total compensation,(1) and wages and salaries,
for private industry workers, by area
Percent changes for 12-months ended-
Census region and metropolitan area(2) Total compensation Wages and salaries
Sep. June Sep. Sep. June Sep.
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009
Northeast
Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA... 2.4 3.5 3.2 2.5 3.6 3.6
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA
CSA..................................... 2.4 1.2 1.1 2.3 1.3 1.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD
CSA..................................... 4.6 2.6 1.6 4.7 2.5 1.4
South
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL
CSA..................................... 2.1 1.7 .7 2.0 1.3 .2
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA................ 2.6 2.1 1.3 2.9 3.0 1.4
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA....... 2.4 1.8 1.0 2.5 2.1 1.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
MSA..................................... 2.8 1.2 1.2 4.4 1.7 1.4
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia,
DC-MD-VA-WV CSA......................... 3.0 1.9 1.6 2.8 2.5 2.0
Midwest
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City,
IL-IN-WI CSA............................ 3.3 .5 .4 3.1 .2 .2
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA............. 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.9 1.2 1.0
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA 2.8 .4 -.2 2.9 .9 .4
West
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA 2.5 1.8 1.2 2.1 2.0 1.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA.......... 4.5 .4 -2.2 4.4 .8 -2.1
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA... 3.5 1.1 .8 3.2 .7 .5
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA(3)........ - - 1.2 - - 2.0
1 Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
2 See Technical Note for metropolitan area definitions.
3 Data for these series are published beginning with the 12-months ended September
2009.
Last Modified Date: October 30, 2009
