Table 12. Standard errors for 3-month and 12-month percent changes, Employment Cost Index for benefits, by
    occupational group, industry, and bargaining status, Sep. 2017

    (Not seasonally adjusted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                Standard Error          
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                  Occupational group, industry, and bargaining status                    3-months          12-months    
                                                                                           ended–            ended–     
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                  Sep. 2017             
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                    Civilian workers                                                                    
                                                                                                                        
      All workers(1)................................................................          .1                .2      
                                                                                                                        
                                Private industry workers                                                                
                                                                                                                        
      All workers...................................................................          .1                .1      
                                                                                                                        
                                   Occupational group                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
        Management, professional, and related.......................................          .1                .2      
                                                                                                                        
        Sales and office............................................................          .1                .2      
                                                                                                                        
        Natural resources, construction, and maintenance(2).........................          .1                .2      
                                                                                                                        
        Production, transportation, and material moving.............................          .1                .2      
                                                                                                                        
        Service occupations.........................................................          .1                .3      
                                                                                                                        
                                        Industry                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
        Goods-producing industries(3)...............................................          .2                .3      
            Manufacturing...........................................................          .2                .3      
              Aircraft manufacturing................................................         1.8               2.4      
                                                                                                                        
        Service-providing industries(4).............................................          .1                .1      
                                                                                                                        
                                   Bargaining status                                                                    
                                                                                                                        
        Union.......................................................................          .1                .4      
        Nonunion....................................................................          .1                .2      
                                                                                                                        
                           State and local government workers                                                           
                                                                                                                        
      All workers...................................................................          .2                .2      

      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 farming, fishing, and forestry occupations, not shown separately.
      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; educational services; health care and
    social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services, except
    public administration.