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Want to learn more about using and understanding the Employment Cost Index? Factsheets provide quick summaries about different facets of the ECI data.
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Understanding ECI index numbers and percent changes
The ECI measures the cost an employer pays to compensate an employee. But the ECI publishes an index number, not a dollar amount. This factsheet goes over the calculations and measurements used in the ECI.
view factsheet »DIFFERENT TYPES OF ECI ESTIMATES
- Understanding ECI index numbers and percent changes
- Understanding ECI Series IDs: A guide to series ID usage and formatting
- Seasonally Adjusted Estimates: Annual seasonal adjustment process
- Measuring Real Change in the ECI: Constant dollar estimates (PDF)
- Tracking the Cost of Health Benefits Using the ECI
- Technical information about standard errors
COMPARING BLS MEASURES OF COMPENSATION
- Employer Costs for Wages and Benefits: Which publication is right for me? (PDF)
- Pay Measure Comparison Matrix
- Your compensation companion: a practical guide to BLS data (PDF)
CLASSIFICATION AND CALCULATION IN THE ECI
- Classification systems used by the NCS
- Reweighting and recoding in the ECI
- Area Definitions: Tracking wage growth in American cities
- Holding Usage Constant
USING THE ECI
- How to use the Employment Cost Index for escalation
- The Employment Cost Index and the impact on Medicare reimbursements (PDF)
- How the Employment Cost Index is used to adjust active duty military pay (PDF)
- Why outpatient care centers matter to the BLS
- Supplemental data measuring the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on sick leave plans