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Employment Cost Index News Release

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                                    EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX – MARCH 2026

Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.9 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period
ending in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries increased 0.8
percent and benefit costs increased 1.2 percent from December 2025. 
(See tables A, 1, 2, and 3.)

Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 3.4 percent, not seasonally adjusted, for the 12-month 
period ending in March 2026. Wages and salaries increased 3.4 percent and benefit costs increased 3.6 
percent over the year. (See tables A, 4, 8, and 12.)  

Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 0.9 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month
period ending in March 2026. Wages and salaries increased 0.7 percent and benefit costs increased 1.3 
percent from December 2025. (See tables A, 1, 2, and 3.)

Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.4 percent, not seasonally adjusted, for the 
12-month period ending in March 2026. Wages and salaries increased 3.4 percent and benefit costs increased
3.6 percent over the year. Inflation-adjusted (constant dollar) wages and salaries increased 0.1 percent
over the year. (See tables A, 5, 9, and 12.)

Compensation costs for state and local government workers increased 1.0 percent, seasonally adjusted, for
the 3-month period ending in March 2026. Wages and salaries increased 1.0 percent and benefit costs 
increased 1.2 percent from December 2025. (See tables A, 1, 2, and 3.)

Compensation costs for state and local government workers increased 3.5 percent, not seasonally adjusted,
for the 12-month period ending in March 2026. Wages and salaries increased 3.4 percent and benefit costs
increased 3.6 percent over the year. Inflation-adjusted (constant dollar) wages and salaries increased 0.1
percent over the year. (See tables A, 7, 11, and 12.)

The Employment Cost Index for June 2026 is scheduled to be released on 
Friday, July 31, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

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                      2026 Seasonal Factors and Revised Seasonally Adjusted Series

Each year with the release of March Employment Cost Index (ECI) data, seasonal adjustment factors are 
calculated for use during the coming year and revisions of historical seasonally adjusted data are made 
for the most recent 5 years. For more information, see
www.bls.gov/eci/factsheets/annual-seasonal-adjustment.htm. 
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                                     Updated Fixed Employment Weights

Beginning with the publication of Employment Cost Index (ECI) data for December 2026, the ECI will 
introduce updated employment weights and remove workers’ compensation costs. For more information, 
see www.bls.gov/eci/notices/2026/eci-2026-fixed-weights-and-removing-workers-compensation.htm.
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Table A. Major series of the Employment Cost Index [Percent change]
Category 3-month,
seasonally adjusted		 12-month, not seasonally adjusted, current dollar 12-month, not seasonally adjusted, constant dollar
Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026

Civilian workers(1)

Compensation(2)

 0.7 0.9 3.6 3.4 3.4 1.2 0.7 0.1

Wages and salaries

 0.7 0.8 3.5 3.3 3.4 1.1 0.7 0.1

Benefits

 0.8 1.2 3.8 3.4 3.6 1.4 0.8 0.3

Private industry

Compensation(2)

 0.7 0.9 3.4 3.4 3.4 1.1 0.6 0.1

Wages and salaries

 0.7 0.7 3.4 3.3 3.4 1.0 0.7 0.1

Benefits

 0.7 1.3 3.5 3.4 3.6 1.1 0.7 0.3

Health benefits

 - - 5.4 6.4 5.7 - - -

State and local government

Compensation(2)

 0.8 1.0 4.3 3.4 3.5 1.9 0.7 0.2

Wages and salaries

 0.8 1.0 4.1 3.3 3.4 1.6 0.6 0.1

Benefits

 0.8 1.2 4.8 3.5 3.6 2.4 0.8 0.3

Footnotes
(1) Includes private industry and state and local government.
(2) Includes wages and salaries and benefits.

Note: All estimates in the table can be found in the public database at www.bls.gov/eci/data.htm. Dashes indicate data not available.

 


					   TECHNICAL NOTE
					   
The Employment Cost Index (ECI) measures the change in the cost of labor, free from the influence of 
employment shifts among occupations and industries. For information on survey concepts, coverage, 
methods, nonresponse adjustment, and imputation, see Employment Cost Index Handbook of Methods at 
www.bls.gov/opub/hom/eci/home.htm.

Sample size: Data for this reference period were collected from a probability sample of approximately
28,500 occupational observations selected from a sample of about 6,700 private industry establishments
and approximately 7,300 occupational observations selected from a sample of about 1,400 state and local
government establishments that provided data at the initial interview.

Standard errors: To assist users in ascertaining the reliability of ECI series, standard errors of all
current quarter not seasonally adjusted 3- and 12-month percent change series are also available, see 
www.bls.gov/eci/factsheets/eci-standard-errors.htm and the database query tool at 
www.bls.gov/eci/data.htm. Standard errors provide users a measure of the precision of an estimate to 
ensure that it is within an acceptable range for their intended purpose. 

Historical listings: Historical tables are available in XLSX format for constant dollar, current dollar,
and continuous series, see www.bls.gov/eci/tables.htm. The continuous occupational and industry series 
listing uses the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual and Occupational Classification System
(OCS) series from 1975 through 2005 and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and 
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) from 2006 to the present. It provides the official series 
deemed continuous after the change in classification systems. For more information on the criteria used
in defining continuous series, see the article published in the Monthly Labor Review at 
www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/04/art2full.pdf. 

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation data: The costs per hour worked of compensation components are 
published as part of the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC) news release. The ECEC release 
dates are available at www.bls.gov/schedule/news_release/ecec.htm. Historical ECEC data are available in
XLSX format at www.bls.gov/ecec/tables.htm. Since the ECEC is calculated with current employment weights
rather than the fixed weights used in computing the ECI, year-to-year changes in the cost levels usually
differ from those in the ECI.

Fixed employment weights: Fixed employment weights are updated periodically to reflect the current 
industry and occupational employment distributions, see 
www.bls.gov/eci/factsheets/eci-reweighting-and-recoding.htm. 

Seasonal factors: Detailed information on seasonal factors for the 2026 reference year and the revisions
of historical seasonally adjusted data for the most recent five years can be found at 
www.bls.gov/eci/factsheets/annual-seasonal-adjustment.htm. More information on seasonal adjustment can
be found at www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2024/article/seasonality-in-the-employment-cost-index.htm. 

Additional information: ECI release dates are available on the release calendar at 
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Table 1. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), by occupational group and industry [Seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Indexes (Dec.2005=100) Percent changes for 3-months ended-
Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2024		 Jun.
2024		 Sep.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Mar.
2025		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026

Civilian workers

All workers(2)

 174.047 175.618 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9

Industry

Goods-producing industries(3)

 167.566 168.748 1.0 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7

Manufacturing

 166.984 168.577 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.0

Service-providing industries(4)

 175.433 177.074 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9

Education and health services

 174.162 175.995 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.1

Educational services

 172.017 173.561 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9

Elementary and secondary schools

 171.887 173.600 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 171.205 172.487 1.2 1.0 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.7

Health care and social assistance

 176.258 178.333 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.2

Hospitals

 176.099 177.054 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.9 0.5

Nursing and residential care facilities

 174.584 176.201 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.9

Public administration

 182.199 184.257 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.1

Private industry workers

All workers

 173.462 174.974 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.9

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 168.143 169.764 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0

Management, business, and financial

 167.748 169.387 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0

Professional and related

 168.796 170.402 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0

Sales and office

 176.005 177.497 1.1 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.8

Sales and related

 172.100 173.587 1.2 -0.5 0.5 1.2 0.7 1.4 0.7 -0.1 0.9

Office and administrative support

 178.834 180.326 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 171.803 173.468 1.0 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 170.268 171.681 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.8

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 173.526 175.482 1.2 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.1

Production, transportation, and material moving

 179.132 180.407 1.2 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7

Production

 173.864 174.574 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.4

Transportation and material moving

 185.125 186.822 1.2 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.9

Service occupations

 187.183 188.841 1.1 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9

Industry

Goods-producing industries(3)

 167.450 168.630 1.0 0.5 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7

Construction

 168.306 168.818 0.7 -0.1 1.1 0.7 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.3

Manufacturing

 166.984 168.577 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.0

Aircraft manufacturing

 144.357 149.261 1.0 -0.1 0.7 2.3 0.6 1.0 1.1 0.0 3.4

Service-providing industries(5)

 175.108 176.694 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 179.038 181.031 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.1

Wholesale trade

 168.745 170.831 1.4 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.6 1.3 0.2 1.2

Retail trade

 182.270 183.909 0.2 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.9

Transportation and warehousing

 184.376 186.813 1.7 1.7 0.8 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.8 0.4 1.3

Utilities

 185.503 187.617 0.5 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1

Information

 166.589 168.990 1.0 -0.3 1.4 0.4 0.4 1.3 0.8 0.4 1.4

Financial activities

 171.152 173.334 0.3 1.1 0.6 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.8 1.3

Finance and insurance

 171.756 173.876 0.3 1.1 0.4 1.5 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.2

Credit intermediation and related activities

 172.788 174.151 1.2 0.7 0.4 1.8 1.9 -0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8

Insurance carriers and related activities

 171.926 172.910 0.6 1.1 0.2 1.0 1.4 0.8 0.5 1.0 0.6

Real estate and rental and leasing

 168.448 170.955 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.7 1.0 1.8 -0.8 1.4 1.5

Professional and business services

 172.282 173.046 1.4 0.8 0.4 1.1 0.5 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.4

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 173.607 174.337 1.2 0.9 0.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.4

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 172.721 173.471 1.0 0.9 0.7 1.3 0.2 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.4

Education and health services

 174.681 176.575 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.7 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1

Educational services

 170.754 171.709 1.4 0.9 1.2 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.6

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 169.395 170.227 1.2 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.4 0.5

Health care and social assistance

 175.501 177.566 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.2

Hospitals

 175.799 176.508 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.4

Nursing and residential care facilities

 172.829 174.412 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9

Leisure and hospitality

 184.894 185.988 0.5 1.5 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.6

Accommodation and food services

 188.731 189.706 0.5 1.5 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.5

Other services, except public administration

 179.720 180.395 1.7 1.1 0.6 1.1 0.5 0.8 1.4 1.5 0.4

State and local government workers

All workers

 176.670 178.506 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0

Industry

Education and health services

 173.405 175.148 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.0

Educational services

 172.354 174.043 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0

Schools

 172.264 173.959 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0

Elementary and secondary schools

 172.226 173.987 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.0

Health care and social assistance

 181.540 183.696 1.6 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.8 1.2

Hospitals

 177.354 179.525 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.3 0.5 0.8 1.2

Public administration

 182.199 184.257 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.1

Footnotes
(1) Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
(2) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government.
(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; other services, except public administration; and public administration.
(5) 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.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

Table 2. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, by occupational group and industry [Seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for 3-months ended-
Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2024		 Jun.
2024		 Sep.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Mar.
2025		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

 173.945 175.258 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 172.163 172.850 1.1 0.4 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.4

Manufacturing

 171.957 173.129 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.7

Service-providing industries(3)

 174.327 175.745 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8

Education and health services

 169.714 171.264 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9

Educational services

 161.683 163.020 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.8

Elementary and secondary schools

 159.710 161.281 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 163.339 164.245 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.6

Health care and social assistance

 177.799 179.532 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0

Hospitals

 177.202 178.183 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.6

Public administration

 169.332 170.984 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.0

Private industry workers

All workers

 176.233 177.498 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 169.688 171.124 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8

Professional and related

 170.972 172.404 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8

Management, business, and financial

 168.554 169.995 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.9

Sales and office

 178.277 179.586 1.3 0.2 0.6 1.0 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.4 0.7

Sales and related

 175.598 176.969 1.4 -0.7 0.5 1.4 0.6 1.5 0.7 -0.3 0.8

Office and administrative support

 180.410 181.653 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.7 1.0 0.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 174.784 176.282 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.9

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 173.274 174.446 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.7

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 176.558 178.425 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.7 1.1

Production, transportation, and material moving

 183.772 185.043 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7

Production

 178.639 179.155 1.5 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.3

Transportation and material moving

 189.496 191.305 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.0

Service occupations

 192.693 194.171 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 172.239 172.914 1.1 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.4

Construction

 171.849 171.769 0.8 -0.4 1.3 0.7 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.0

Manufacturing

 171.957 173.129 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.7

Aircraft manufacturing

 174.166 175.784 0.9 0.4 0.7 1.8 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.9

Service-providing industries(4)

 177.274 178.663 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 180.750 182.604 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.4 1.0

Wholesale trade

 166.526 168.475 1.6 -0.3 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.8 1.6 0.1 1.2

Retail trade

 185.901 187.498 0.3 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.9

Transportation and warehousing

 188.937 191.209 1.9 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.8 1.4 0.9 0.3 1.2

Utilities

 179.960 181.462 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8

Information

 164.526 166.916 0.8 0.3 1.5 0.4 0.0 1.3 0.5 0.2 1.5

Financial activities

 171.915 174.042 0.0 1.2 0.4 1.4 0.6 1.7 0.3 0.8 1.2

Finance and insurance

 172.536 174.604 -0.1 1.2 0.2 1.5 0.5 1.6 0.7 0.7 1.2

Credit intermediation and related activities

 171.186 172.680 1.3 0.3 -0.1 1.7 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.9

Insurance carriers and related activities

 171.131 172.424 0.4 1.6 0.1 1.2 1.3 1.0 0.2 1.0 0.8

Real estate and rental and leasing

 169.615 172.039 0.7 0.7 1.6 0.7 0.9 2.0 -1.2 1.5 1.4

Professional and business services

 174.543 175.123 1.5 1.0 0.3 1.2 0.4 1.0 0.5 0.7 0.3

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 175.399 175.903 1.3 0.9 0.1 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.3

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 177.667 178.355 1.3 0.8 0.7 1.3 0.2 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.4

Education and health services

 176.661 178.218 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9

Educational services

 169.547 170.224 1.4 1.1 1.1 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.9 0.4

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 165.814 166.060 1.2 0.8 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.5 0.1

Health care and social assistance

 178.179 179.900 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.0

Hospitals

 178.229 179.000 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.4

Leisure and hospitality

 191.907 192.851 0.6 1.4 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.5

Accommodation and food services

 195.908 196.889 0.5 1.5 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.5

Other services, except public administration

 182.687 183.203 1.9 1.2 0.5 1.3 0.3 0.7 1.4 1.5 0.3

State and local government workers

All workers

 164.251 165.820 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0

Industry

Education and health services

 161.448 163.011 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0

Educational services

 159.987 161.511 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0

Schools

 160.000 161.526 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0

Elementary and secondary schools

 159.162 160.782 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0

Health care and social assistance

 173.676 175.553 1.4 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.7 1.2 0.5 0.7 1.1

Hospitals

 172.294 174.373 1.4 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.7 1.4 0.3 0.8 1.2

Public administration

 169.332 170.984 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.0

Footnotes
(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 mining, construction, and manufacturing.
(3) 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; other services, except public administration; and public administration.
(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.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

Table 3. Employment Cost Index for benefits, by occupational group and industry [Seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for 3-months ended-
Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2024		 Jun.
2024		 Sep.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Mar.
2025		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

 174.471 176.619 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.2

Private industry workers

All workers

 166.911 169.011 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.3

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 164.598 166.638 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.2

Sales and office

 170.201 172.189 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.7 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 165.452 167.476 0.9 0.3 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2

Production, transportation, and material moving

 169.862 171.149 0.7 2.0 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8

Service occupations

 169.206 171.490 0.7 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.4

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 157.718 159.956 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.6 1.4

Manufacturing

 157.453 159.878 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.4 1.5

Service-providing industries(3)

 169.864 171.939 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.2

State and local government workers

All workers(1)

 201.008 203.322 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.2

Footnotes
(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 mining, construction, and manufacturing.
(3) 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.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

Table 4. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), for civilian workers, by occupational group and industry [Not seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026

All workers(2)

 169.9 173.642 175.743 1.1 0.4 1.2 3.6 3.4 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(3)

 169.9 173.618 175.685 1.1 0.5 1.2 3.7 3.3 3.4

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 165.4 168.879 170.981 1.2 0.4 1.2 3.6 3.3 3.4

Management, business, and financial

 165.1 167.893 170.100 1.1 0.2 1.3 3.2 2.8 3.0

Professional and related

 165.7 169.734 171.764 1.2 0.5 1.2 3.8 3.7 3.7

Sales and office

 172.9 176.418 178.765 1.3 0.3 1.3 2.9 3.3 3.4

Sales and related

 169.1 171.577 174.051 1.3 -0.2 1.4 2.0 2.8 2.9

Office and administrative support

 175.2 179.438 181.676 1.3 0.7 1.2 3.7 3.7 3.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 167.8 172.374 174.090 0.9 0.7 1.0 3.7 3.7 3.7

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 166.4 170.791 172.529 1.1 0.7 1.0 3.8 3.8 3.7

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 169.3 174.189 175.879 0.7 0.6 1.0 3.5 3.6 3.9

Production, transportation, and material moving

 174.8 178.665 180.469 1.1 0.5 1.0 3.9 3.3 3.2

Production

 169.7 173.653 174.791 1.0 0.7 0.7 3.7 3.4 3.0

Transportation and material moving

 181.4 185.262 187.591 1.2 0.3 1.3 4.1 3.4 3.4

Service occupations

 182.8 187.148 189.424 1.2 0.6 1.2 4.3 3.6 3.6

Industry

Goods-producing industries(4)

 163.4 167.085 168.815 1.2 0.4 1.0 3.2 3.5 3.3

Manufacturing

 163.1 166.456 168.588 1.1 0.4 1.3 3.2 3.1 3.4

Service-providing industries(5)

 171.1 174.843 177.010 1.2 0.4 1.2 3.6 3.4 3.5

Education and health services

 169.5 174.055 175.938 1.1 0.7 1.1 4.2 3.8 3.8

Educational services

 167.0 171.894 173.011 0.6 0.6 0.6 3.9 3.6 3.6

Elementary and secondary schools

 167.0 171.751 172.888 0.5 0.4 0.7 3.8 3.4 3.5

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 166.3 171.195 172.201 0.8 0.7 0.6 4.3 3.8 3.5

Health care and social assistance

 171.8 176.108 178.634 1.5 0.7 1.4 4.4 4.0 4.0

Hospitals

 172.2 175.821 177.464 1.4 0.8 0.9 4.1 3.5 3.1

Nursing and residential care facilities

 170.8 174.222 176.063 1.2 0.6 1.1 3.6 3.2 3.1

Public administration

 177.8 181.766 184.087 1.3 0.6 1.3 5.0 3.5 3.5

Footnotes
(1) Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
(2) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government.
(3) The index for this series is not strictly comparable with other series in this table.
(4) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
(5) 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; other services, except public administration; and public administration.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

Table 5. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), for private industry workers, by occupational group and industry [Not seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026

All workers

 169.4 173.017 175.210 1.2 0.4 1.3 3.4 3.4 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 169.4 172.950 175.106 1.3 0.5 1.2 3.5 3.4 3.4

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 164.3 167.581 169.899 1.3 0.4 1.4 3.4 3.3 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 163.5 166.698 169.042 1.4 0.4 1.4 3.4 3.3 3.4

Management, business, and financial

 164.4 167.134 169.404 1.1 0.2 1.4 3.1 2.8 3.0

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 163.4 165.894 168.237 1.3 0.3 1.4 3.1 2.8 3.0

Professional and related

 164.4 168.260 170.627 1.4 0.6 1.4 3.7 3.8 3.8

Sales and office

 172.4 175.826 178.172 1.3 0.2 1.3 2.7 3.3 3.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 174.9 178.293 180.450 1.3 0.4 1.2 3.3 3.2 3.2

Sales and related

 168.9 171.422 173.903 1.3 -0.2 1.4 1.9 2.8 3.0

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 175.0 177.454 179.520 1.2 0.1 1.2 3.1 2.6 2.6

Office and administrative support

 174.1 178.310 180.511 1.3 0.7 1.2 3.4 3.7 3.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 167.1 171.704 173.376 0.9 0.6 1.0 3.6 3.7 3.8

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 165.7 170.075 171.706 1.1 0.7 1.0 3.8 3.8 3.6

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 168.6 173.543 175.263 0.7 0.6 1.0 3.3 3.6 4.0

Production, transportation, and material moving

 174.4 178.238 180.024 1.2 0.5 1.0 3.9 3.4 3.2

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 174.0 177.923 179.561 1.0 0.5 0.9 3.8 3.3 3.2

Production

 169.6 173.549 174.665 1.0 0.7 0.6 3.6 3.3 3.0

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 169.9 173.600 174.955 1.0 0.6 0.8 3.7 3.2 3.0

Transportation and material moving

 181.0 184.822 187.149 1.3 0.3 1.3 4.1 3.4 3.4

Service occupations

 182.8 186.890 189.067 1.3 0.6 1.2 4.1 3.5 3.4

Industry and occupational group

Goods-producing industries(3)

 163.3 166.974 168.701 1.2 0.4 1.0 3.2 3.5 3.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 163.4 167.037 168.921 1.2 0.5 1.1 3.5 3.4 3.4

Management, professional, and related

 155.8 158.761 160.944 1.4 0.3 1.4 3.0 3.3 3.3

Sales and office

 169.9 173.457 174.693 1.6 0.0 0.7 0.2 3.7 2.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 164.9 169.313 170.983 1.0 0.7 1.0 3.7 3.7 3.7

Production, transportation, and material moving

 167.5 171.082 172.555 1.1 0.5 0.9 3.9 3.3 3.0

Construction

 163.8 167.927 168.966 1.4 0.6 0.6 2.9 4.0 3.2

Manufacturing

 163.1 166.456 168.588 1.1 0.4 1.3 3.2 3.1 3.4

Management, professional, and related

 156.7 159.542 162.321 1.1 0.2 1.7 2.8 2.9 3.6

Sales and office occupations

 166.7 169.303 171.922 0.8 -0.3 1.5 1.8 2.4 3.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 163.7 168.503 170.723 0.6 0.6 1.3 3.7 3.6 4.3

Production, transportation, and material moving

 167.3 171.012 172.494 1.1 0.6 0.9 3.8 3.4 3.1

Aircraft manufacturing

 141.8 143.124 150.369 1.4 -0.6 5.1 3.4 2.4 6.0

Service-providing industries(4)

 171.1 174.692 176.994 1.2 0.4 1.3 3.4 3.4 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 171.2 174.676 176.899 1.3 0.5 1.3 3.6 3.4 3.3

Management, professional, and related

 165.7 169.073 171.414 1.3 0.4 1.4 3.4 3.3 3.4

Sales and office

 172.7 176.072 178.541 1.3 0.3 1.4 3.0 3.3 3.4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 170.3 175.320 176.995 0.7 0.6 1.0 3.3 3.6 3.9

Production, transportation, and material moving

 181.5 185.639 187.672 1.1 0.4 1.1 3.8 3.4 3.4

Service occupations

 183.0 187.007 189.208 1.3 0.6 1.2 4.2 3.5 3.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 174.8 178.698 181.029 1.0 0.1 1.3 3.2 3.2 3.6

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 175.6 179.386 181.115 0.7 0.3 1.0 3.3 2.9 3.1

Wholesale trade

 165.2 168.182 170.966 0.9 -0.2 1.7 1.9 2.7 3.5

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 168.8 171.338 173.166 0.5 0.1 1.1 2.8 2.0 2.6

Retail trade

 177.7 181.931 183.599 0.7 0.3 0.9 3.3 3.1 3.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 176.6 180.625 181.791 0.6 0.4 0.6 3.0 2.9 2.9

Transportation and warehousing

 179.9 184.286 187.026 1.3 0.1 1.5 4.1 3.8 4.0

Utilities

 180.3 184.843 187.763 1.5 0.7 1.6 3.9 4.1 4.1

Information

 162.7 166.224 169.068 0.7 0.2 1.7 2.0 2.9 3.9

Financial activities

 167.4 170.294 173.533 1.8 0.3 1.9 4.4 3.6 3.7

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 168.7 169.874 173.442 2.4 0.2 2.1 4.2 3.1 2.8

Finance and insurance

 168.1 170.844 174.100 1.9 0.2 1.9 4.5 3.6 3.6

Credit intermediation and related activities

 171.5 171.879 174.217 2.4 0.2 1.4 5.1 2.7 1.6

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 175.9 174.614 177.988 3.2 0.1 1.9 5.5 2.5 1.2

Insurance carriers and related activities

 168.3 170.610 173.082 2.2 0.3 1.4 3.8 3.7 2.8

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 165.7 168.028 170.470 1.7 0.1 1.5 3.0 3.1 2.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

 164.6 167.827 170.985 1.5 0.6 1.9 3.9 3.5 3.9

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 168.2 171.395 174.614 1.4 0.4 1.9 3.4 3.3 3.8

Professional and business services

 168.9 171.585 173.514 1.2 0.2 1.1 2.9 2.8 2.7

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 170.0 172.775 174.774 1.6 0.3 1.2 3.0 3.2 2.8

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 169.3 172.007 173.746 0.9 0.0 1.0 3.2 2.5 2.6

Education and health services

 170.0 174.581 176.833 1.4 0.8 1.3 4.2 4.2 4.0

Educational services

 164.9 170.847 171.538 0.7 1.3 0.4 3.3 4.3 4.0

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 164.2 169.602 170.018 0.6 1.1 0.2 3.9 3.9 3.5

Health care and social assistance

 171.0 175.356 177.896 1.5 0.7 1.4 4.4 4.1 4.0

Hospitals

 171.9 175.455 176.959 1.5 0.8 0.9 4.1 3.6 2.9

Nursing and residential care facilities

 169.3 172.567 174.388 1.3 0.6 1.1 3.6 3.2 3.0

Nursing care facilities(2)

 168.2 171.355 173.490 1.3 0.6 1.2 3.1 3.2 3.1

Leisure and hospitality

 181.3 184.103 186.057 1.2 0.5 1.1 3.8 2.7 2.6

Accommodation and food service

 185.3 187.842 189.768 1.3 0.3 1.0 3.9 2.6 2.4

Other services, except public administration

 173.9 179.196 180.939 1.1 1.2 1.0 3.4 4.2 4.0

Footnotes
(1) Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
(2) The index for this series is not strictly comparable with other series in this table.
(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.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

Table 6. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), for private industry workers, by bargaining status and Census region and division [Not seasonally adjusted]
Bargaining status and Census region and division Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026

Bargaining status

Union

 174.1 179.053 180.670 1.2 0.6 0.9 4.6 4.0 3.8

Goods-producing industries(2)

 163.5 168.301 169.808 1.0 0.4 0.9 4.3 4.0 3.9

Manufacturing

 157.8 162.279 164.484 1.0 0.4 1.4 4.4 3.9 4.2

Service-providing industries(3)

 181.3 186.340 188.030 1.3 0.8 0.9 4.7 4.1 3.7

Nonunion

 168.8 172.221 174.468 1.3 0.4 1.3 3.3 3.3 3.4

Goods-producing industries(2)

 163.1 166.512 168.279 1.2 0.5 1.1 2.9 3.4 3.2

Manufacturing

 164.6 167.789 169.919 1.0 0.4 1.3 3.0 3.0 3.2

Service-providing industries(3)

 170.1 173.601 175.949 1.3 0.4 1.4 3.3 3.3 3.4

Census region and division(4)

Northeast

 170.5 174.224 176.298 1.2 0.5 1.2 3.3 3.5 3.4

New England

 174.0 178.214 180.869 1.2 0.6 1.5 3.0 3.7 3.9

Middle Atlantic

 169.3 172.769 174.622 1.3 0.4 1.1 3.5 3.3 3.1

South

 167.1 170.714 172.768 1.3 0.4 1.2 3.3 3.5 3.4

South Atlantic

 170.3 174.122 176.289 1.0 0.5 1.2 3.0 3.3 3.5

East South Central

 166.4 170.557 172.753 1.5 0.5 1.3 3.9 4.0 3.8

West South Central

 162.3 165.176 166.968 1.8 0.2 1.1 3.6 3.6 2.9

Midwest

 166.0 169.299 171.538 1.4 0.3 1.3 3.3 3.4 3.3

East North Central

 164.4 167.890 170.070 1.2 0.4 1.3 3.1 3.4 3.4

West North Central

 169.7 172.649 175.017 1.6 0.3 1.4 3.9 3.4 3.1

West

 175.0 178.771 181.213 1.0 0.4 1.4 3.7 3.2 3.6

Mountain

 172.6 175.859 177.488 1.1 0.5 0.9 3.7 3.0 2.8

Pacific

 176.1 180.164 182.986 0.9 0.4 1.6 3.7 3.2 3.9

Footnotes
(1) Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
(2) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
(3) 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.
(4) The Census divisions are defined as follows: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.

NOTE: The indexes for these series are not strictly comparable to those for the aggregate, occupation, and industry series.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

Table 7. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), for state and local government workers, by occupational group and industry [Not seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026

All workers

 172.0 176.380 178.054 0.8 0.5 0.9 4.3 3.4 3.5

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 168.4 172.683 174.049 0.7 0.4 0.8 4.1 3.3 3.4

Professional and related

 167.9 172.420 173.718 0.6 0.4 0.8 4.0 3.3 3.5

Sales and office

 177.3 181.726 184.074 1.1 0.6 1.3 4.8 3.7 3.8

Office and administrative support

 177.3 181.689 184.071 1.1 0.6 1.3 4.7 3.6 3.8

Service occupations

 182.4 187.433 189.991 1.1 0.6 1.4 4.8 3.9 4.2

Industry

Education and health services

 168.7 173.223 174.575 0.7 0.5 0.8 4.0 3.4 3.5

Educational services

 167.6 172.180 173.404 0.6 0.4 0.7 4.0 3.3 3.5

Schools

 167.5 172.112 173.336 0.6 0.4 0.7 4.0 3.4 3.5

Elementary and secondary schools

 167.4 172.051 173.239 0.5 0.4 0.7 3.8 3.3 3.5

Health care and social assistance

 177.2 181.364 183.693 0.9 0.7 1.3 4.2 3.3 3.7

Hospitals

 173.1 177.347 179.689 0.9 0.7 1.3 4.2 3.3 3.8

Public administration

 177.8 181.766 184.087 1.3 0.6 1.3 5.0 3.5 3.5

Footnotes
(1) Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

Table 8. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for civilian workers, by occupational group and industry [Not seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026

All workers(1)

 169.7 173.708 175.385 1.0 0.5 1.0 3.5 3.3 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 169.2 173.211 174.829 1.0 0.5 0.9 3.5 3.3 3.3

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 163.0 166.999 168.594 0.9 0.4 1.0 3.4 3.3 3.4

Management, business, and financial

 164.2 167.473 169.014 0.8 0.2 0.9 3.1 2.8 2.9

Professional and related

 162.7 167.105 168.742 1.1 0.6 1.0 3.8 3.8 3.7

Sales and office

 174.0 177.556 179.506 1.0 0.3 1.1 2.7 3.1 3.2

Sales and related

 172.5 174.853 177.109 1.2 -0.4 1.3 1.8 2.6 2.7

Office and administrative support

 174.9 179.395 181.079 1.0 0.8 0.9 3.4 3.6 3.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 169.3 174.275 175.688 0.8 0.7 0.8 4.1 3.7 3.8

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 167.8 172.669 174.111 1.0 0.8 0.8 4.1 3.9 3.8

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 170.9 176.157 177.537 0.5 0.6 0.8 4.0 3.6 3.9

Production, transportation, and material moving

 178.5 182.537 184.198 1.0 0.5 0.9 3.7 3.3 3.2

Production

 173.7 178.363 179.226 0.9 1.0 0.5 3.5 3.6 3.2

Transportation and material moving

 184.5 188.216 190.472 1.0 0.2 1.2 3.8 3.1 3.2

Service occupations

 184.2 188.512 190.352 1.1 0.7 1.0 4.2 3.5 3.3

Industry

Goods-producing industries(3)

 167.6 171.758 172.984 1.3 0.5 0.7 3.3 3.8 3.2

Manufacturing

 167.6 171.475 173.205 1.1 0.4 1.0 3.3 3.4 3.3

Service-providing industries(4)

 170.1 174.067 175.821 0.9 0.4 1.0 3.5 3.3 3.4

Education and health services

 165.0 169.881 171.224 0.9 0.8 0.8 4.0 3.9 3.8

Educational services

 157.0 162.049 162.741 0.3 0.7 0.4 3.6 3.5 3.7

Elementary and secondary schools

 155.2 160.195 160.936 0.3 0.5 0.5 3.5 3.5 3.7

Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

 158.9 163.721 164.136 0.6 0.8 0.3 4.1 3.6 3.3

Health care and social assistance

 173.0 177.876 179.780 1.3 0.8 1.1 4.3 4.1 3.9

Hospitals

 173.0 177.103 178.542 1.2 0.9 0.8 4.2 3.6 3.2

Nursing and residential care facilities

 175.1 178.729 180.490 1.2 0.6 1.0 3.8 3.3 3.1

Public administration

 165.8 169.405 171.139 1.0 0.5 1.0 4.5 3.2 3.2

Footnotes
(1) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government.
(2) The index for this series is not strictly comparable with other series in this table.
(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; other services, except public administration; and public administration.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

Table 9. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for private industry workers, by occupational group and industry [Not seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Index value (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026

All workers

 171.9 175.885 177.672 1.0 0.4 1.0 3.4 3.3 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 171.6 175.441 177.163 1.1 0.5 1.0 3.6 3.4 3.2

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 165.4 169.279 171.060 1.0 0.4 1.1 3.3 3.4 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 164.1 167.756 169.569 1.2 0.5 1.1 3.3 3.4 3.3

Management, business, and financial

 164.8 168.103 169.686 0.8 0.2 0.9 2.9 2.8 3.0

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 162.6 165.647 167.322 0.9 0.3 1.0 2.9 2.8 2.9

Professional and related

 166.3 170.588 172.554 1.3 0.6 1.2 3.7 3.9 3.8

Sales and office

 175.0 178.431 180.432 1.1 0.2 1.1 2.6 3.1 3.1

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 177.3 180.864 182.506 1.0 0.5 0.9 3.3 3.1 2.9

Sales and related

 172.6 174.987 177.250 1.2 -0.4 1.3 1.8 2.6 2.7

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 178.7 181.262 182.770 1.0 0.0 0.8 3.2 2.5 2.3

Office and administrative support

 175.5 180.015 181.736 1.0 0.8 1.0 3.3 3.6 3.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 169.6 174.743 176.131 0.8 0.7 0.8 3.9 3.8 3.9

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 168.1 173.049 174.409 1.0 0.8 0.8 4.0 4.0 3.8

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 171.4 176.732 178.152 0.5 0.6 0.8 3.9 3.6 3.9

Production, transportation, and material moving

 178.8 182.851 184.514 1.0 0.5 0.9 3.6 3.3 3.2

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 178.4 182.555 184.040 0.8 0.6 0.8 3.5 3.2 3.2

Production

 173.8 178.430 179.279 0.9 1.0 0.5 3.5 3.6 3.2

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 174.1 178.325 179.535 1.0 0.8 0.7 3.6 3.5 3.1

Transportation and material moving

 185.4 189.071 191.359 1.1 0.2 1.2 3.7 3.1 3.2

Service occupations

 188.1 192.454 194.320 1.1 0.7 1.0 4.1 3.5 3.3

Industry and occupational group

Goods-producing industries(2)

 167.7 171.824 173.047 1.3 0.5 0.7 3.3 3.8 3.2

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 167.7 171.825 173.245 1.2 0.6 0.8 3.8 3.7 3.3

Management, professional, and related

 161.1 164.482 165.670 1.6 0.3 0.7 3.5 3.7 2.8

Sales and office

 175.9 179.954 180.649 1.7 0.0 0.4 -0.7 4.0 2.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 167.7 172.628 174.023 1.0 0.8 0.8 4.0 4.0 3.8

Production, transportation, and material moving

 172.0 176.101 177.401 1.2 0.7 0.7 3.9 3.6 3.1

Construction

 166.8 171.488 171.894 1.5 0.7 0.2 2.9 4.3 3.1

Manufacturing

 167.6 171.475 173.205 1.1 0.4 1.0 3.3 3.4 3.3

Management, professional, and related

 161.6 164.774 166.665 1.3 0.2 1.1 3.3 3.3 3.1

Sales and office

 170.2 173.084 175.659 0.6 -0.5 1.5 1.4 2.3 3.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 169.2 174.701 176.945 0.6 0.8 1.3 3.9 3.9 4.6

Production, transportation, and material moving

 172.0 176.316 177.638 1.2 0.8 0.7 3.7 3.7 3.3

Aircraft manufacturing

 170.2 173.016 176.631 2.5 0.1 2.1 4.2 4.2 3.8

Service-providing industries(3)

 173.0 176.948 178.857 1.0 0.4 1.1 3.3 3.3 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 172.6 176.432 178.222 1.1 0.5 1.0 3.5 3.3 3.3

Management, professional, and related

 166.1 170.038 171.893 1.0 0.4 1.1 3.3 3.4 3.5

Sales and office

 174.9 178.278 180.418 1.0 0.2 1.2 2.9 3.0 3.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 172.5 177.875 179.251 0.5 0.6 0.8 3.9 3.6 3.9

Production, transportation, and material moving

 185.2 189.291 191.216 0.9 0.4 1.0 3.5 3.1 3.2

Service occupations

 188.2 192.555 194.442 1.1 0.6 1.0 4.1 3.5 3.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 176.3 180.275 182.484 1.0 0.1 1.2 3.0 3.3 3.5

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 176.9 180.677 182.085 0.7 0.3 0.8 3.2 2.9 2.9

Wholesale trade

 162.6 165.845 168.601 1.1 -0.3 1.7 1.8 3.1 3.7

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 165.7 168.263 169.679 0.6 0.0 0.8 3.0 2.2 2.4

Retail trade

 181.5 185.646 187.164 0.8 0.3 0.8 3.5 3.1 3.1

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 180.0 183.918 184.845 0.7 0.4 0.5 3.1 2.9 2.7

Transportation and warehousing

 183.9 188.527 191.246 1.0 0.0 1.4 3.5 3.5 4.0

Utilities

 174.7 179.455 181.761 1.5 0.7 1.3 3.8 4.2 4.0

Information

 161.3 164.382 166.992 0.1 0.1 1.6 2.0 2.0 3.5

Financial activities

 167.1 171.291 173.922 1.0 0.3 1.5 3.7 3.5 4.1

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 166.8 168.756 171.770 1.6 0.1 1.8 3.3 2.8 3.0

Finance and insurance

 167.4 171.890 174.437 0.8 0.2 1.5 3.6 3.5 4.2

Credit intermediation and related activities

 167.2 170.587 172.159 1.0 0.3 0.9 2.9 3.0 3.0

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 169.9 171.397 174.382 1.9 0.1 1.7 3.2 2.8 2.6

Insurance carriers and related activities

 167.6 169.877 172.516 2.1 0.3 1.6 4.2 3.5 2.9

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 163.2 165.472 167.993 1.5 0.1 1.5 3.2 2.9 2.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

 165.8 168.901 171.930 1.2 0.7 1.8 3.9 3.1 3.7

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 169.8 172.918 175.958 1.2 0.5 1.8 3.2 3.1 3.6

Professional and business services

 171.1 173.908 175.476 1.0 0.2 0.9 2.9 2.7 2.6

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 171.5 174.614 176.156 1.5 0.3 0.9 3.3 3.3 2.7

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 174.2 177.014 178.604 0.6 -0.1 0.9 3.1 2.3 2.5

Education and health services

 171.6 176.746 178.398 1.2 0.9 0.9 4.1 4.2 4.0

Educational services

 163.6 169.690 169.986 0.4 1.5 0.2 3.2 4.1 3.9

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 160.8 166.213 165.838 0.4 1.3 -0.2 3.8 3.8 3.1

Health care and social assistance

 173.3 178.246 180.159 1.3 0.8 1.1 4.3 4.2 4.0

Hospitals

 174.1 178.073 179.417 1.4 1.0 0.8 4.3 3.7 3.1

Nursing and residential care facilities

 176.2 179.740 181.518 1.2 0.7 1.0 3.8 3.2 3.0

Nursing care facilities(1)

 174.9 178.505 180.562 1.3 0.7 1.2 3.7 3.4 3.2

Leisure and hospitality

 188.4 191.299 193.069 1.2 0.5 0.9 3.9 2.7 2.5

Accommodation and food service

 192.6 195.237 197.133 1.3 0.4 1.0 4.2 2.7 2.4

Other services, except public administration

 176.5 182.361 183.558 0.7 1.3 0.7 3.3 4.0 4.0

Footnotes
(1) The index for this series is not strictly comparable with other series in this table.
(2) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
(3) 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.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

Table 10. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for private industry workers, by bargaining status and Census region and division [Not seasonally adjusted]
Bargaining status and Census region and division Indexes (Dec.2005=100) Percent changes for
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026

Bargaining status

Union

 173.4 179.043 180.432 1.0 0.8 0.8 4.5 4.3 4.1

Goods-producing industries(1)

 161.9 167.569 168.726 1.0 0.7 0.7 4.3 4.5 4.2

Manufacturing

 161.3 166.946 169.171 1.1 0.9 1.3 4.1 4.6 4.9

Service-providing industries(2)

 180.5 186.030 187.541 1.2 0.8 0.8 4.6 4.3 3.9

Nonunion

 171.8 175.661 177.483 1.0 0.4 1.0 3.2 3.3 3.3

Goods-producing industries(1)

 169.0 172.847 174.083 1.3 0.5 0.7 3.1 3.6 3.0

Manufacturing

 169.1 172.735 174.408 1.1 0.4 1.0 3.2 3.2 3.1

Service-providing industries(2)

 172.5 176.315 178.251 1.0 0.4 1.1 3.3 3.2 3.3

Census region and division(3)

Northeast

 172.0 175.803 177.438 1.2 0.5 0.9 3.6 3.4 3.2

New England

 177.5 182.264 184.972 1.1 0.7 1.5 3.0 3.8 4.2

Middle Atlantic

 169.9 173.350 174.576 1.2 0.4 0.7 3.7 3.2 2.8

South

 170.6 174.700 176.504 1.1 0.5 1.0 3.3 3.6 3.5

South Atlantic

 174.5 178.633 180.499 0.9 0.6 1.0 3.1 3.3 3.4

East South Central

 168.8 173.308 175.417 1.3 0.5 1.2 4.1 4.0 3.9

West South Central

 164.9 168.928 170.490 1.4 0.2 0.9 3.2 3.9 3.4

Midwest

 167.5 171.103 173.190 1.3 0.4 1.2 3.2 3.4 3.4

East North Central

 165.5 169.337 171.359 1.1 0.4 1.2 2.9 3.4 3.5

West North Central

 172.2 175.263 177.491 1.7 0.3 1.3 3.9 3.5 3.1

West

 178.2 182.393 184.020 0.7 0.4 0.9 3.5 3.0 3.3

Mountain

 176.5 179.880 181.101 1.0 0.5 0.7 3.6 2.9 2.6

Pacific

 179.1 183.677 185.502 0.5 0.4 1.0 3.4 3.1 3.6

Footnotes
(1) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
(2) 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.
(3) The Census divisions are defined as follows: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.

NOTE: The indexes for these series are not strictly comparable to those for the aggregate, occupation, and industry series.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

Table 11. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for state and local government workers, by occupational group and industry [Not seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026

All workers

 160.2 164.519 165.678 0.6 0.5 0.7 4.1 3.3 3.4

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 157.0 161.348 162.331 0.5 0.4 0.6 3.9 3.3 3.4

Professional and related

 156.4 161.063 162.005 0.4 0.5 0.6 3.9 3.4 3.6

Sales and office

 162.8 167.070 168.459 0.9 0.7 0.8 4.4 3.5 3.5

Office and administrative support

 163.3 167.578 168.976 0.9 0.7 0.8 4.3 3.5 3.5

Service occupations

 171.1 175.596 177.353 0.9 0.7 1.0 4.4 3.5 3.7

Industry

Education and health services

 157.2 161.860 162.766 0.4 0.5 0.6 3.8 3.4 3.5

Educational services

 155.7 160.451 161.249 0.4 0.5 0.5 3.8 3.5 3.6

Schools

 155.7 160.464 161.263 0.3 0.5 0.5 3.8 3.4 3.6

Elementary and secondary schools

 154.8 159.659 160.442 0.2 0.4 0.5 3.6 3.3 3.6

Health care and social assistance

 169.5 173.875 175.678 0.7 0.8 1.0 4.0 3.3 3.6

Hospitals

 168.0 172.492 174.420 0.6 0.8 1.1 4.0 3.3 3.8

Public administration

 165.8 169.405 171.139 1.0 0.5 1.0 4.5 3.2 3.2

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

Table 12. Employment Cost Index for benefits, by occupational group, industry, and bargaining status [Not seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group, industry, and bargaining status Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

 170.5 173.550 176.596 1.6 0.4 1.8 3.8 3.4 3.6

Private industry workers

All workers

 163.5 166.191 169.305 1.7 0.3 1.9 3.5 3.4 3.6

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 161.6 163.692 167.195 1.9 0.3 2.1 3.5 3.2 3.5

Sales and office

 165.8 169.045 172.270 1.9 0.3 1.9 3.2 3.9 3.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 161.5 165.102 167.372 1.1 0.4 1.4 2.7 3.4 3.6

Production, transportation, and material moving

 165.4 168.853 170.876 1.4 0.3 1.2 4.5 3.5 3.3

Service occupations

 165.4 168.570 171.689 1.7 0.4 1.9 4.2 3.7 3.8

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 154.7 157.285 160.001 1.1 0.3 1.7 2.9 2.8 3.4

Manufacturing

 154.5 157.027 159.898 0.9 0.2 1.8 2.9 2.6 3.5

Aircraft manufacturing

 111.5 111.207 122.332 -0.3 -1.7 10.0 1.9 -0.5 9.7

Service-providing industries(3)

 166.4 169.121 172.349 1.9 0.4 1.9 3.7 3.6 3.6

Bargaining status

Union

 175.4 179.408 181.375 1.3 0.4 1.1 4.6 3.6 3.4

Nonunion

 161.1 163.611 166.861 1.8 0.3 2.0 3.4 3.4 3.6

State and local government workers

All workers

 196.6 200.927 203.630 1.2 0.5 1.3 4.8 3.5 3.6

Footnotes
(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 mining, construction, and manufacturing.
(3) 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.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

Table 13. Employment Cost Index for total compensation and wages and salaries, for private industry workers by area [Not seasonally adjusted]
Census region and metropolitan area(1) Percent changes for 12-months ended-
Total compensation(2) Wages and salaries
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026

Northeast

Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH CSA

 3.6 3.6 2.8 3.7 3.6 2.4

New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA

 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.2

Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA

 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.4 2.6 2.7

South

Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA

 3.6 3.1 2.5 3.7 3.1 2.5

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA

 4.4 3.4 2.3 4.5 3.1 1.8

Houston-Pasadena, TX CSA

 7.5 2.8 0.3 4.8 3.9 3.4

Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL CSA

 1.1 4.7 4.7 1.2 4.7 4.6

Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA

 2.6 2.7 3.7 2.5 2.4 3.8

Midwest

Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA

 3.2 4.9 4.1 3.1 4.8 4.1

Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI CSA

 4.6 1.9 2.3 3.8 3.1 3.5

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA

 5.7 3.8 1.4 5.7 3.7 1.0

West

Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA CSA

 4.1 3.3 3.5 4.4 3.2 3.1

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ CSA

 3.4 3.2 4.3 3.2 2.8 4.2

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA

 3.8 2.6 3.8 3.5 2.6 4.0

Seattle-Tacoma, WA CSA

 5.8 3.5 3.3 5.6 3.6 2.8

Footnotes
(1) These areas include the 15 largest Combined Statistical Areas (CSAs) and Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). Beginning with the June 2025 release, area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 23-01, dated July 21, 2023. For more information on metropolitan area definitions, see www.bls.gov/eci/factsheets/eci-area-classification.htm.
(2) Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

Last Modified Date: April 30, 2026