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Southwest - Employment Cost Index

 
Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, not seasonally adjusted (December 2005=100)
Area(1)
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Sep
2023
Jun
2024
Sep
2024
Percent change to
Sep 2024 from-
Sep 2023 Jun 2024

Total compensation

United States

160.6 165.4 166.4 3.6 0.6

Northeast

162.2 166.4 167.4 3.2 0.6

New England

166.7 170.4 170.9 2.5 0.3

Middle Atlantic

160.5 165.0 166.2 3.6 0.7

South

158.8 162.9 164.0 3.3 0.7

South Atlantic

162.2 166.4 167.6 3.3 0.7

East South Central

158.1 162.2 163.0 3.1 0.5

West South Central

153.4 157.5 158.4 3.3 0.6

Midwest

157.5 162.1 163.2 3.6 0.7

East North Central

156.3 161.0 162.0 3.6 0.6

West North Central

160.2 164.8 166.0 3.6 0.7

West

164.8 171.0 172.1 4.4 0.6

Mountain

162.9 168.6 169.9 4.3 0.8

Pacific

165.7 172.2 173.2 4.5 0.6

Wages and salaries only

United States

162.9 167.9 169.1 3.8 0.7

Northeast

163.3 167.6 168.8 3.4 0.7

New England

170.1 173.9 174.4 2.5 0.3

Middle Atlantic

160.7 165.2 166.6 3.7 0.8

South

162.1 166.5 167.6 3.4 0.7

South Atlantic

166.0 170.6 171.7 3.4 0.6

East South Central

160.1 164.3 165.3 3.2 0.6

West South Central

156.5 160.7 161.7 3.3 0.6

Midwest

158.9 163.5 164.8 3.7 0.8

East North Central

157.6 162.1 163.3 3.6 0.7

West North Central

162.0 167.0 168.3 3.9 0.8

West

167.9 174.5 175.7 4.6 0.7

Mountain

166.3 172.4 173.9 4.6 0.9

Pacific

168.8 175.6 176.7 4.7 0.6

Footnotes
(1) Northeast Region: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

New England Division: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Middle Atlantic Division: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

South Region: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

South Atlantic Division: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
East South Central Division: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
West South Central Division: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

East North Central Division: Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
West North Central Division: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Mountain Division: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Pacific Division: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.

Source: Employment Cost Trends

The Employment Cost Index (ECI) is a quarterly measure of changes in total labor costs and their wage-and-salary and benefits components.