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EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX - SEPTEMBER 2013
Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.4 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month
period ending September 2013, following a 0.5 percent increase in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries (which make up about 70 percent of compensation costs)
increased 0.3 percent in the September quarter, similar to the 0.4 percent increase for the previous period.
Benefits (which make up the remaining 30 percent of compensation) increased 0.7 percent, compared to
a 0.4 percent increase for the 3-month period ending in June.
Civilian Workers
Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 1.9 percent for the 12-month period ending
September 2013, unchanged from the 12-month period ending in September 2012. Wages and salaries
increased 1.6 percent for the current 12-month period. In September 2012, the 12-month increase was
1.7 percent. Benefit costs increased 2.2 percent for the 12-month period ending September 2013,
compared with the 2.4 percent increase for the 12-month period ending September 2012.
Private Industry Workers
Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 1.9 percent over the 12-month period ending
September 2013, the same increase as in September 2012. Wages and salaries increased 1.8 percent for
the year ending in September 2013, the same increase as the period one year ago. The increase in the
cost of benefits was 2.0 percent for the 12-month period ending September 2013, compared with a 2.2
percent increase in the period ending in September 2012. Health benefit costs increased 2.7 percent. In
September 2012, the increase was 2.3 percent.
Among occupational groups, compensation cost increases for private industry workers for the
12-month period ending September 2013 ranged from 1.4 percent for service occupations to 2.1 percent
for management, professional, and related occupations.
Among industry supersectors, compensation cost increases for private industry workers for the current
12-month period ranged from 1.1 percent for leisure and hospitality to 2.2 percent for financial activities
industry and other services except public administration industry.
State and Local Government Workers
Compensation costs for state and local government workers increased 1.7 percent for the 12-month
period ending September 2013. In September 2012 the increase was 1.8 percent. Wages and salaries
increased 0.9 percent for the 12-month period ending September 2013, compared with a 1.1 percent
increase from a year earlier. Prior values for this series, which began in June 1982, ranged from 1.0
percent to 8.5 percent. Benefit costs increased 2.9 percent in September 2013. In September 2012, the
increase was 3.2 percent.
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The Employment Cost Index for December 2013 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, January 31, 2014, at 8:30 a.m. (EST).
Partial Federal Government Shutdown
The release of these data occurs about 2 weeks later than originally scheduled because of the recent
partial Federal government shutdown. Data collection for the estimates in this release had not been
completed prior to the shutdown. However, they were collected after the shutdown ended. In addition,
the processing of estimates and the production of the Employment Cost Index news release were
delayed due to the shutdown.
Corrections to ECI Data Series
Some Employment Cost Index estimates from September 2012 through March 2013 were corrected on
June 26, 2013. (Seasonally adjusted estimates were subject to corrections back to March 2008.) For
further information, see: www.bls.gov/bls/eci_corrections_043013.htm.
Updated Employment Weights
Beginning with the December 2013 news release, the Employment Cost Index will introduce new
employment weights based on the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system and the
2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
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Table A. Major series of the Employment Cost Index
(Percent change)
Category 3-month, 12-month,
seasonally adjusted not seasonally adjusted
June Sep. Sep. Dec. Mar. June Sep.
2013 2013 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013
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CIVILIAN WORKERS[1]
Compensation[2] 0.5 0.4 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9
Wages and salaries 0.4 0.3 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6
Benefits 0.4 0.7 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.2
PRIVATE INDUSTRY
Compensation[2] 0.6 0.4 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9
Wages and salaries 0.6 0.3 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8
Benefits 0.4 0.6 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0
STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
Compensation[2] 0.3 0.4 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7
Wages and salaries 0.2 0.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
Benefits 0.6 0.5 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.3 2.9
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[1] Includes private industry and State and local government.
[2] Includes wages and salaries and benefits.
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. Detailed information on survey concepts,
coverage, and methods can be found in BLS Handbook of Methods, Chapter 8, “National Compensation
Measures,” Bureau of Labor Statistics, on the Internet at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch8.pdf.
Sample size
Data for the September 2013 reference period were collected from a probability sample of approximately
45,400 occupational observations selected from a sample of about 9,100 establishments in private
industry and approximately 9,100 occupations from a sample of about 1,400 establishments in state and
local governments.
Health benefit data
Data from the ECI that provide 12-month percent changes in employer costs for health insurance in
private industry are available at www.bls.gov/ect/sp/echealth.pdf.
Historical listings
Historical listings that provide all ECI data are available at www.bls.gov/ect/#tables. Included among
these listings is one that provides continuous occupational and industry series. This listing uses the
Standard Industrial Classification Manual and Census of Population series through 2005 and the North
American Industry Classification System and Standard Occupational Classification from 2006 to the
present. It provides the official series from the beginning of the ECI in 1975 through the current quarter.
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, based on data from the ECI, are published in a
separate news release titled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation" (ECEC). The next ECEC
release is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. (EST), Wednesday, December 11, 2013. Historical ECEC data are
available in summary documents at www.bls.gov/ect/#tables. 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.
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Table 1. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), by occupational group and industry
Indexes (Dec. Percent changes for 3-months ended–
2005 = 100)
Occupational group and industry
June Sep. Dec. Mar. June Sep. Dec. Mar. June Sep.
2013 2013 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013
Civilian workers
All workers(2)............................. 119.0 119.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4
Industry
Goods-producing industries(3)............ 116.9 117.4 .6 .0 .4 .6 .5 .4 .4 .4
Manufacturing.......................... 116.1 116.6 .5 .0 .4 .6 .5 .3 .4 .4
Service-providing industries(4).......... 119.5 120.0 .4 .7 .5 .3 .4 .5 .5 .4
Education and health services.......... 120.0 120.4 .5 .7 .4 .3 .4 .4 .4 .3
Education services................... 119.7 119.9 .4 .5 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .2
Elementary and secondary schools... 119.5 119.5 .4 .4 .4 .4 .3 .4 .3 .0
Junior colleges, colleges,
universities, and professional
schools........................... 120.1 120.6 .3 .7 .5 .7 .6 .5 .6 .4
Health care and social assistance(5) 120.3 121.0 .5 .9 .4 .3 .4 .3 .4 .6
Hospitals.......................... 120.9 121.5 .4 .4 .4 .3 .4 .3 .6 .5
Nursing and residential care
facilities........................ 116.7 117.2 .2 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4
Public administration.................. 121.7 122.6 .3 .6 .6 .5 .4 .5 .2 .7
Private industry workers
All workers................................ 118.5 119.0 .4 .5 .5 .4 .4 .4 .6 .4
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 119.3 120.0 .5 .4 .6 .4 .6 .2 .8 .6
Management, business, and financial.... 119.0 119.6 .5 .3 .8 .3 .4 .3 1.0 .5
Professional and related............... 119.4 120.2 .5 .5 .5 .5 .6 .2 .6 .7
Sales and office......................... 117.8 118.3 .5 .7 .5 .3 .3 .7 .4 .4
Sales and related...................... 114.3 114.8 .5 1.1 .4 .4 .1 1.1 .2 .4
Office and administrative support...... 120.2 120.8 .5 .5 .5 .3 .5 .4 .6 .5
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance............................. 119.0 119.8 .4 .4 .4 .5 .4 .6 .3 .7
Construction, extraction, farming,
fishing, and forestry................. 118.9 119.8 .6 .2 .3 .5 .2 .8 .1 .8
Installation, maintenance, and repair.. 119.1 119.8 .3 .7 .5 .6 .5 .5 .4 .6
Production, transportation, and material
moving.................................. 117.1 117.4 .6 .2 .3 .5 .5 .5 .3 .3
Production............................. 116.0 116.3 .6 -.2 .4 .3 .4 .3 .3 .3
Transportation and material moving..... 118.6 119.1 .6 .7 .3 .7 .7 .7 .2 .4
Service occupations...................... 118.3 118.4 .6 .3 .4 .3 .6 .2 .5 .1
Industry
Goods-producing industries(3)............ 116.9 117.4 .6 .1 .4 .6 .5 .5 .4 .4
Construction........................... 117.5 118.2 .7 .2 .3 .5 .4 .8 .3 .6
Manufacturing.......................... 116.1 116.6 .5 .0 .4 .6 .5 .3 .4 .4
Aircraft manufacturing............... 105.7 104.0 .3 1.8 .5 4.9 .4 .2 .9 -1.6
Service-providing industries(6).......... 119.0 119.5 .4 .7 .5 .3 .3 .5 .6 .4
Trade, transportation, and utilities... 118.0 118.6 .5 .8 .5 .3 .3 .7 .5 .5
Wholesale trade...................... 116.7 117.6 .7 .8 .4 1.0 -.3 .3 1.1 .8
Retail trade......................... 117.3 117.6 .5 .4 .5 -.3 .3 .9 .6 .3
Transportation and warehousing....... 119.5 120.4 .4 1.6 .4 1.0 .9 .8 .0 .8
Utilities............................ 126.7 126.2 .8 .5 1.2 .6 1.0 .1 .1 -.4
Information............................ 118.4 119.0 .3 2.2 .9 .3 .4 .6 .5 .5
Financial activities................... 117.8 118.4 .2 .1 .8 .4 .2 .7 .8 .5
Finance and insurance................ 118.2 118.9 .2 .0 .8 .4 .2 .9 .8 .6
Credit intermediation and related
activities........................ 117.7 118.0 -.1 .3 .6 .1 .3 1.1 .6 .3
Insurance carriers and related
activities........................ 118.9 120.4 .8 -.3 .6 1.0 -.2 .3 1.4 1.3
Real estate and rental and leasing... 116.0 116.5 .5 .2 1.1 .4 .4 -.2 .6 .4
Professional and business services..... 120.5 121.0 .3 .5 .4 .4 .6 .3 .5 .4
Professional, scientific, and
technical services.................. 123.3 123.8 .5 .3 .4 .4 .7 .2 .7 .4
Administrative and support and waste
management and remediation services 117.1 117.3 .4 .4 .4 .3 .6 .8 .2 .2
Education and health services.......... 119.9 120.6 .6 .9 .4 .3 .4 .3 .5 .6
Education services................... 120.3 120.9 .8 .3 .4 .3 .4 .3 .8 .5
Junior colleges, colleges,
universities, and professional
schools........................... 121.0 121.9 .6 .8 .4 .5 .5 .4 .8 .7
Health care and social assistance(5) 119.9 120.5 .5 .9 .5 .3 .4 .3 .5 .5
Hospitals.......................... 120.5 121.1 .4 .4 .4 .3 .4 .3 .6 .5
Nursing and residential care
facilities........................ 115.8 116.2 .2 .4 .2 .3 .3 .2 .3 .3
Leisure and hospitality................ 117.1 117.3 .2 .3 .5 -.1 .4 .1 .4 .2
Accommodation and food services...... 117.7 117.9 .2 .1 .7 -.3 .6 -.2 .5 .2
Other services, except public
administration........................ 119.8 120.1 .8 .4 .4 .5 .3 .5 1.1 .3
State and local government workers
All workers................................ 120.9 121.4 .3 .5 .5 .4 .5 .4 .3 .4
Industry
Education and health services.......... 120.1 120.3 .3 .6 .3 .5 .4 .4 .4 .2
Education services................... 119.6 119.8 .3 .5 .4 .4 .5 .4 .3 .2
Schools............................ 119.6 119.7 .4 .5 .4 .4 .4 .5 .3 .1
Elementary and secondary schools 119.5 119.6 .4 .5 .3 .3 .4 .4 .3 .1
Health care and social assistance(5) 123.6 124.5 .4 .6 .4 .2 .5 .5 .5 .7
Hospitals.......................... 122.5 123.2 .3 .5 .5 .4 .3 .4 .5 .6
Public administration.................. 121.7 122.6 .3 .6 .6 .5 .4 .5 .2 .7
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 ambulatory health care services and social assistance, not shown separately.
6 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; education services; health care and
social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services,
except public administration.
Table 2. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, by occupational group and industry
Indexes (Dec. Percent changes for 3-months ended–
2005 = 100)
Occupational group and industry
June Sep. Dec. Mar. June Sep. Dec. Mar. June Sep.
2013 2013 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013
Civilian workers
All workers(1)............................. 117.7 118.1 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3
Industry
Goods-producing industries(2)............ 116.8 117.3 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .5 .6 .4
Manufacturing.......................... 116.3 116.8 .5 .4 .4 .4 .4 .5 .6 .4
Service-providing industries(3).......... 118.0 118.4 .3 .5 .4 .3 .3 .4 .5 .3
Education and health services.......... 117.8 118.1 .4 .5 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3
Education services................... 116.4 116.6 .4 .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2
Elementary and secondary schools... 115.7 115.8 .4 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .1
Junior colleges, colleges,
universities, and professional
schools........................... 117.5 117.7 .3 .6 .3 .6 .4 .3 .6 .2
Health care and social assistance(4) 119.3 119.8 .4 .8 .3 .3 .3 .4 .4 .4
Hospitals.......................... 119.9 120.3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .4 .4 .5 .3
Nursing and residential care
facilities........................ 115.6 115.9 .1 .4 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3
Public administration.................. 116.7 117.3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .1 .5
Private industry workers
All workers................................ 118.0 118.4 .4 .5 .4 .4 .3 .5 .6 .3
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 119.3 119.9 .3 .3 .7 .3 .5 .3 .8 .5
Management, business, and financial.... 119.1 119.4 .3 .3 .8 .2 .4 .5 1.1 .3
Professional and related............... 119.4 120.2 .4 .4 .4 .5 .6 .2 .6 .7
Sales and office......................... 117.2 117.6 .5 .8 .3 .5 .3 .7 .4 .3
Sales and related...................... 114.3 114.8 .7 1.2 .3 .7 -.1 1.0 .0 .5
Office and administrative support...... 119.3 119.7 .4 .3 .6 .3 .4 .5 .6 .3
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance............................. 117.7 118.5 .2 .3 .3 .4 .2 .6 .3 .7
Construction, extraction, farming,
fishing, and forestry................. 117.4 118.1 .3 .1 .3 .5 .0 .4 .1 .6
Installation, maintenance, and repair.. 118.0 118.9 .1 .5 .3 .3 .3 .8 .3 .8
Production, transportation, and material
moving.................................. 116.1 116.6 .4 .8 .2 .5 .4 .6 .3 .4
Production............................. 115.5 115.9 .5 .5 .4 .3 .5 .4 .5 .4
Transportation and material moving..... 117.0 117.5 .5 .9 .2 .6 .7 .7 -.1 .5
Service occupations...................... 117.7 117.6 .5 .2 .5 .3 .5 .3 .5 -.1
Industry
Goods-producing industries(2)............ 116.7 117.3 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .5 .5 .5
Construction........................... 116.5 117.1 .4 .1 .4 .4 .3 .5 .4 .5
Manufacturing.......................... 116.3 116.8 .5 .4 .4 .4 .4 .5 .6 .4
Aircraft manufacturing............... 123.5 124.3 .6 .7 .7 .8 .7 .4 1.2 .7
Service-providing industries(5).......... 118.4 118.8 .3 .6 .5 .3 .3 .5 .6 .3
Trade, transportation, and utilities... 116.7 117.3 .5 .9 .4 .5 .2 .6 .7 .5
Retail trade......................... 117.2 117.5 .5 .5 .3 -.1 .4 .6 .6 .2
Transportation and warehousing....... 117.4 118.2 .2 1.5 .4 1.1 .7 1.1 -.2 .6
Utilities............................ 123.8 124.9 .5 .4 1.2 .2 .7 .8 .7 .9
Information............................ 116.0 116.6 .2 .4 .5 .4 .6 .6 .3 .5
Financial activities................... 118.2 118.5 .1 .4 1.0 .4 .1 .8 .9 .3
Finance and insurance................ 119.2 119.6 .1 .4 1.0 .4 .1 .9 .9 .3
Insurance carriers and related
activities........................ 118.7 120.3 .9 .3 .3 1.2 -.5 .2 1.6 1.4
Professional and business services..... 120.3 120.6 .3 .4 .5 .3 .7 .4 .3 .2
Professional, scientific, and
technical services.................. 122.9 123.3 .3 .3 .4 .4 .7 .1 .6 .3
Administrative and support and waste
management and remediation services 117.3 117.3 .3 .6 .4 .4 .7 .8 .1 .0
Education and health services.......... 119.3 119.8 .5 .7 .4 .3 .4 .3 .6 .4
Education services................... 119.4 119.9 .8 .3 .4 .2 .3 .2 .8 .4
Junior colleges, colleges,
universities, and professional
schools........................... 119.9 120.4 .6 .7 .4 .4 .5 .3 .9 .4
Health care and social assistance(4) 119.2 119.7 .4 .8 .3 .3 .3 .5 .4 .4
Hospitals.......................... 119.9 120.3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .5 .6 .3
Leisure and hospitality................ 117.7 117.8 .1 .2 .7 -.2 .3 .2 .4 .1
Accommodation and food services...... 118.2 118.3 .2 .0 .8 -.3 .6 -.2 .5 .1
Other services, except public
administration........................ 119.5 119.6 .8 .3 .4 .2 .3 .9 1.2 .1
State and local government workers
All workers................................ 116.6 116.9 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .3
Industry
Education and health services.......... 116.3 116.4 .3 .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 .1
Education services................... 115.8 115.9 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .1 .3 .1
Schools............................ 115.8 115.9 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .3 .1
Elementary and secondary schools 115.6 115.7 .3 .4 .2 .1 .3 .1 .2 .1
Health care and social assistance(4) 120.1 120.6 .3 .4 .3 .1 .4 .3 .2 .4
Hospitals.......................... 119.7 120.1 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .3
Public administration.................. 116.7 117.3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .1 .5
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 ambulatory health care services and social assistance, not shown separately.
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; education services; health care and
social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services,
except public administration.
Table 3. Employment Cost Index for benefits, by occupational group and industry
Indexes (Dec. Percent changes for 3-months ended–
2005 = 100)
Occupational group and industry
June Sep. Dec. Mar. June Sep. Dec. Mar. June Sep.
2013 2013 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013
Civilian workers
All workers(1)............................. 121.8 122.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.7
Private industry workers
All workers................................ 119.6 120.3 .7 .4 .6 .4 .6 .4 .4 .6
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 119.2 120.2 .9 .5 .6 .5 .7 -.2 .8 .8
Sales and office......................... 119.4 120.2 .4 .7 .7 .0 .4 .8 .4 .7
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance............................. 121.8 122.5 .9 .6 .8 .8 .7 .8 .2 .6
Production, transportation, and material
moving.................................. 118.9 119.1 .8 -.9 .7 .6 .5 .4 .2 .2
Service occupations...................... 120.2 120.8 .8 .7 .3 .6 .8 -.1 .5 .5
Industry
Goods-producing industries(2)............ 117.1 117.6 .9 -.6 .5 .8 .7 .5 .1 .4
Manufacturing.......................... 115.8 116.3 .8 -1.0 .5 .9 .7 .2 .1 .4
Service-providing industries(3).......... 120.6 121.4 .7 .9 .6 .3 .5 .3 .6 .7
State and local government workers
All workers................................ 130.0 130.7 .4 1.0 .9 .9 .7 1.0 .6 .5
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; education services; health care and
social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services,
except public administration.
Table 4. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), for civilian workers, by occupational group and
industry
Indexes (Dec. 2005 = Percent changes for–
100)
Occupational group and industry 3-months ended– 12-months ended–
Sep. June Sep.
2012 2013 2013
Sep. June Sep. Sep. June Sep.
2012 2013 2013 2012 2013 2013
Civilian workers
All workers(2)............................. 117.4 119.0 119.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.9 1.9 1.9
Excluding incentive paid occupations(3) 117.7 119.3 119.9 .4 .4 .5 1.7 1.8 1.9
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 117.8 119.5 120.2 .4 .6 .6 1.9 1.9 2.0
Management, business, and financial.... 117.3 119.5 119.8 .1 1.0 .3 1.9 2.0 2.1
Professional and related............... 118.1 119.6 120.3 .6 .4 .6 1.9 1.9 1.9
Sales and office......................... 116.7 118.3 118.8 .4 .6 .4 2.2 1.8 1.8
Sales and related...................... 113.2 114.6 115.2 .4 .8 .5 2.5 1.7 1.8
Office and administrative support...... 118.8 120.6 121.1 .4 .5 .4 1.9 1.9 1.9
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance............................. 118.0 119.3 120.2 .6 .3 .8 1.9 1.7 1.9
Construction, extraction, farming,
fishing, and forestry................. 118.0 119.1 120.0 .7 .3 .8 1.6 1.6 1.7
Installation, maintenance, and repair.. 118.0 119.7 120.4 .6 .5 .6 2.2 2.0 2.0
Production, transportation, and material
moving.................................. 116.1 117.5 118.0 .6 .3 .4 1.7 1.8 1.6
Production............................. 114.9 116.2 116.5 .4 .3 .3 1.3 1.6 1.4
Transportation and material moving..... 117.6 119.2 119.8 .8 .3 .5 2.2 2.1 1.9
Service occupations...................... 118.2 119.6 120.0 .5 .3 .3 1.7 1.7 1.5
Industry
Goods-producing industries(4)............ 115.4 117.0 117.5 .6 .5 .4 1.7 2.0 1.8
Manufacturing.......................... 114.6 116.3 116.7 .5 .5 .3 1.6 2.0 1.8
Service-providing industries(5).......... 117.8 119.3 119.9 .5 .5 .5 2.0 1.8 1.8
Education and health services.......... 118.8 119.8 120.7 .8 .3 .8 2.0 1.6 1.6
Education services................... 118.6 119.4 120.4 1.1 .2 .8 1.7 1.8 1.5
Elementary and secondary schools... 118.6 119.2 120.0 1.1 .2 .7 1.6 1.6 1.2
Junior colleges, colleges,
universities, and professional
schools........................... 118.5 119.7 121.0 1.4 .3 1.1 2.2 2.4 2.1
Health care and social assistance(6) 118.9 120.3 121.0 .3 .3 .6 2.1 1.5 1.8
Hospitals.......................... 119.3 120.8 121.5 .3 .4 .6 1.6 1.6 1.8
Nursing and residential care
facilities........................ 115.7 116.7 117.2 .3 .2 .4 1.2 1.2 1.3
Public administration.................. 120.5 121.6 122.7 .8 .2 .9 2.0 1.8 1.8
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.
6 Includes ambulatory health care services and social assistance, not shown separately.
Table 5. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), for private industry workers, by occupational
group and industry
Indexes (Dec. 2005 = Percent changes for–
100)
Occupational group and industry 3-months ended– 12-months ended–
Sep. June Sep.
2012 2013 2013
Sep. June Sep. Sep. June Sep.
2012 2013 2013 2012 2013 2013
Private industry workers
All workers.................................. 116.8 118.6 119.0 0.3 0.6 0.3 1.9 1.9 1.9
Excluding incentive paid occupations(2).. 117.2 119.0 119.4 .3 .6 .3 1.8 1.9 1.9
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related...... 117.4 119.4 119.9 .3 .8 .4 2.0 2.0 2.1
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(2)...................... 117.4 119.4 119.9 .3 .7 .4 1.8 2.0 2.1
Management, business, and financial...... 116.9 119.3 119.6 .0 1.1 .3 1.8 2.1 2.3
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(2)...................... 117.2 119.4 119.8 .1 .9 .3 1.8 2.0 2.2
Professional and related................. 117.7 119.5 120.2 .3 .5 .6 2.0 1.9 2.1
Sales and office........................... 116.2 118.0 118.4 .3 .7 .3 2.1 1.8 1.9
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(2)...................... 117.4 119.3 119.8 .2 .5 .4 1.7 1.8 2.0
Sales and related........................ 113.1 114.5 115.1 .4 .8 .5 2.5 1.7 1.8
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(2)...................... 115.3 117.3 117.8 -.1 .6 .4 1.2 1.6 2.2
Office and administrative support........ 118.4 120.4 120.7 .3 .6 .2 1.9 1.9 1.9
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance............................... 117.7 119.1 119.9 .6 .4 .7 1.9 1.8 1.9
Construction, extraction, farming,
fishing, and forestry................... 117.8 118.9 119.9 .6 .3 .8 1.6 1.5 1.8
Installation, maintenance, and repair.... 117.5 119.3 119.9 .6 .6 .5 2.3 2.1 2.0
Production, transportation, and material
moving.................................... 115.7 117.2 117.5 .5 .4 .3 1.7 1.8 1.6
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(2)...................... 115.7 117.3 117.6 .4 .3 .3 1.6 1.8 1.6
Production............................... 114.8 116.1 116.3 .3 .3 .2 1.2 1.5 1.3
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(2)...................... 115.0 116.3 116.5 .4 .4 .2 1.3 1.6 1.3
Transportation and material moving....... 117.0 118.6 119.2 .9 .3 .5 2.3 2.2 1.9
Service occupations........................ 116.8 118.3 118.4 .3 .3 .1 1.6 1.6 1.4
Industry and occupational group
Goods-producing industries(3).............. 115.3 117.0 117.5 .5 .5 .4 1.7 2.0 1.9
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(2)...................... 115.6 117.3 117.8 .5 .4 .4 1.6 2.0 1.9
Management, professional, and related.. 114.3 116.5 116.9 .4 .7 .3 2.1 2.4 2.3
Sales and office....................... 115.4 117.5 118.0 .8 1.0 .4 3.2 2.6 2.3
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance........................... 117.3 118.7 119.6 .9 .4 .8 1.5 2.1 2.0
Production, transportation, and
material moving....................... 114.6 115.9 116.1 .5 .3 .2 1.3 1.7 1.3
Construction............................. 116.0 117.6 118.4 .7 .5 .7 1.8 2.1 2.1
Manufacturing............................ 114.6 116.3 116.7 .5 .5 .3 1.6 2.0 1.8
Management, professional, and related 114.1 116.2 116.8 .4 .5 .5 1.9 2.2 2.4
Sales and office..................... 116.5 118.3 118.8 1.0 1.0 .4 2.8 2.5 2.0
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance......................... 116.0 117.9 118.5 1.3 .5 .5 1.5 3.0 2.2
Production, transportation, and
material moving..................... 114.3 115.7 115.9 .4 .4 .2 1.2 1.7 1.4
Aircraft manufacturing................. 104.2 105.8 104.0 4.8 .6 -1.7 7.6 6.4 -.2
Service-providing industries(4)............ 117.3 119.1 119.6 .3 .6 .4 2.0 1.8 2.0
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(2)...................... 117.7 119.5 120.0 .3 .5 .4 1.8 1.8 2.0
Management, professional, and related.. 118.0 120.0 120.5 .3 .8 .4 2.0 2.0 2.1
Sales and office....................... 116.3 118.0 118.5 .3 .6 .4 2.0 1.7 1.9
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance........................... 118.4 119.7 120.4 .3 .3 .6 2.5 1.4 1.7
Production, transportation, and
material moving....................... 117.2 118.8 119.4 .7 .3 .5 2.3 2.1 1.9
Service occupations.................... 116.8 118.3 118.4 .3 .3 .1 1.7 1.6 1.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 116.3 118.2 118.7 .3 .8 .4 2.2 1.9 2.1
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(2).................... 116.9 119.0 119.4 .1 .5 .3 1.7 1.9 2.1
Wholesale trade........................ 115.4 116.8 117.7 .9 1.2 .8 2.9 2.1 2.0
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(2).................... 116.8 118.6 119.4 .3 .5 .7 1.4 1.8 2.2
Retail trade........................... 115.3 117.4 117.7 -.4 .8 .3 1.1 1.4 2.1
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(2).................... 115.3 117.2 117.6 -.4 .6 .3 1.1 1.2 2.0
Transportation and warehousing......... 117.6 119.7 120.5 1.0 .2 .7 3.5 2.8 2.5
Utilities.............................. 125.4 127.4 126.3 .2 .7 -.9 3.2 1.8 .7
Information.............................. 116.6 118.6 119.0 .2 .7 .3 3.7 1.9 2.1
Financial activities..................... 116.0 118.0 118.5 .3 .9 .4 1.5 2.1 2.2
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(2).................... 116.5 118.4 118.9 .1 .7 .4 1.1 1.7 2.1
Finance and insurance.................. 116.2 118.4 119.0 .3 1.0 .5 1.3 2.2 2.4
Credit intermediation and related
activities.......................... 115.3 117.8 118.0 .0 .8 .2 .9 2.2 2.3
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(2).................... 117.8 120.1 120.6 .2 .8 .4 .8 2.1 2.4
Insurance carriers and related
activities.......................... 117.3 119.2 120.5 .9 1.6 1.1 2.1 2.5 2.7
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(2).................... 117.0 119.2 119.7 .1 .9 .4 1.4 2.0 2.3
Real estate and rental and leasing..... 115.0 116.0 116.4 .3 .5 .3 2.2 1.2 1.2
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(2).................... 118.1 119.3 119.7 .2 .6 .3 2.5 1.2 1.4
Professional and business services....... 118.7 120.7 120.9 .2 .6 .2 1.7 1.9 1.9
Professional, scientific, and technical
services.............................. 121.3 123.4 123.7 .2 .7 .2 1.7 2.0 2.0
Administrative and support and waste
management and remediation services... 115.2 117.4 117.2 .0 .5 -.2 1.7 1.9 1.7
Education and health services............ 118.6 119.9 120.6 .5 .4 .6 2.2 1.6 1.7
Education services..................... 118.9 119.9 121.3 .9 .5 1.2 1.8 1.8 2.0
Junior colleges, colleges,
universities, and professional
schools............................. 119.3 120.6 122.3 1.1 .5 1.4 2.4 2.2 2.5
Health care and social assistance(5)... 118.5 119.9 120.5 .3 .4 .5 2.3 1.5 1.7
Hospitals............................ 118.9 120.4 121.0 .3 .4 .5 1.6 1.6 1.8
Nursing and residential care
facilities.......................... 114.9 115.8 116.2 .3 .2 .3 1.1 1.0 1.1
Nursing care facilities(2)......... 115.1 116.0 116.1 .2 .3 .1 .9 1.0 .9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 116.0 116.9 117.3 .0 .3 .3 .8 .8 1.1
Accommodation and food services........ 116.7 117.5 117.9 .0 .3 .3 .7 .7 1.0
Other services, except public
administration.......................... 117.6 119.8 120.2 .6 .8 .3 2.3 2.5 2.2
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; education services;
health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and
other services, except public administration.
5 Includes ambulatory health care services and social assistance, not shown separately.
Table 6. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), for private industry workers, by bargaining
status and census region and division
Indexes (Dec. 2005 = Percent changes for–
100)
Bargaining status and census region and
division 3-months ended– 12-months ended–
Sep. June Sep.
2012 2013 2013
Sep. June Sep. Sep. June Sep.
2012 2013 2013 2012 2013 2013
Bargaining status
Union.................................... 120.2 122.1 122.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 2.4 2.3 1.9
Goods-producing industries(2).......... 117.7 118.8 119.2 .9 .2 .3 1.2 1.9 1.3
Manufacturing........................ 113.6 114.1 113.8 .7 .2 -.3 .4 1.2 .2
Service-providing industries(3)........ 122.2 124.9 125.2 .6 .8 .2 3.3 2.8 2.5
Nonunion................................. 116.3 118.0 118.5 .3 .6 .4 1.8 1.7 1.9
Goods-producing industries(2).......... 114.6 116.4 116.9 .4 .6 .4 1.9 2.0 2.0
Manufacturing........................ 115.0 117.0 117.5 .5 .6 .4 2.0 2.3 2.2
Service-providing industries(3)........ 116.8 118.5 119.0 .3 .6 .4 1.8 1.7 1.9
Census region and division(4)
Northeast................................ 117.6 119.4 119.7 .4 .6 .3 1.6 2.0 1.8
New England............................ 118.0 120.0 120.5 .5 .9 .4 1.5 2.2 2.1
Middle Atlantic........................ 117.4 119.2 119.5 .3 .5 .3 1.6 1.9 1.8
South.................................... 117.2 119.3 119.7 .3 .6 .3 2.2 2.1 2.1
South Atlantic......................... 117.8 119.8 120.2 .4 .6 .3 2.3 2.1 2.0
East South Central..................... 115.3 116.9 117.5 .2 .1 .5 2.0 1.6 1.9
West South Central..................... 117.0 119.3 119.8 .2 .7 .4 2.0 2.1 2.4
Midwest.................................. 115.6 117.0 117.4 .3 .5 .3 1.8 1.5 1.6
East North Central..................... 114.6 116.0 116.4 .1 .5 .3 1.3 1.3 1.6
West North Central..................... 118.2 119.4 119.9 .6 .3 .4 2.8 1.6 1.4
West..................................... 116.8 118.5 119.2 .4 .8 .6 1.9 1.9 2.1
Mountain............................... 116.5 118.1 118.7 .4 1.3 .5 1.5 1.8 1.9
Pacific................................ 117.0 118.7 119.5 .4 .5 .7 2.1 1.9 2.1
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; education services;
health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and
other services, except public administration.
4 The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the census divisions are: 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. Dashes indicate data not available.
Table 7. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), for State and local government workers, by
occupational group and industry
Indexes (Dec. 2005 = Percent changes for–
100)
Occupational group and industry 3-months ended– 12-months ended–
Sep. June Sep.
2012 2013 2013
Sep. June Sep. Sep. June Sep.
2012 2013 2013 2012 2013 2013
State and local government workers
All workers................................ 119.7 120.7 121.7 0.9 0.2 0.8 1.8 1.8 1.7
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 119.0 119.9 120.8 .9 .2 .8 1.8 1.7 1.5
Professional and related............... 118.8 119.7 120.6 .9 .2 .8 1.7 1.7 1.5
Sales and office......................... 120.7 121.9 122.9 1.1 .2 .8 1.9 2.1 1.8
Office and administrative support...... 120.8 121.9 123.0 1.0 .1 .9 1.8 1.9 1.8
Service occupations...................... 121.5 122.6 123.7 .9 .2 .9 1.9 1.8 1.8
Industry
Education and health services............ 119.0 119.8 120.7 1.1 .2 .8 1.8 1.8 1.4
Education services..................... 118.6 119.3 120.2 1.2 .2 .8 1.8 1.8 1.3
Schools(2)........................... 118.5 119.2 120.2 1.1 .1 .8 1.7 1.7 1.4
Elementary and secondary schools... 118.7 119.2 120.1 1.1 .1 .8 1.6 1.5 1.2
Health care and social assistance(3)... 121.9 123.5 124.6 .4 .3 .9 1.7 1.7 2.2
Hospitals............................ 121.0 122.5 123.2 .4 .3 .6 1.8 1.7 1.8
Public administration.................... 120.5 121.6 122.7 .8 .2 .9 2.0 1.8 1.8
1 Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
2 Includes elementary and secondary schools; junior colleges; colleges, universities, and professional
schools.
3 Includes ambulatory health care services and social assistance, not shown separately.
Table 8. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for civilian workers, by occupational group and
industry
Indexes (Dec. 2005 = Percent changes for–
100)
Occupational group and industry 3-months ended– 12-months ended–
Sep. June Sep.
2012 2013 2013
Sep. June Sep. Sep. June Sep.
2012 2013 2013 2012 2013 2013
Civilian workers
All workers(1)............................. 116.3 117.8 118.2 0.4 0.6 0.3 1.7 1.7 1.6
Excluding incentive paid occupations(2) 116.5 118.0 118.5 .4 .4 .4 1.5 1.7 1.7
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 116.8 118.5 118.9 .3 .7 .3 1.6 1.8 1.8
Management, business, and financial.... 116.6 118.9 119.1 .1 1.0 .2 1.6 2.1 2.1
Professional and related............... 116.9 118.2 118.9 .4 .4 .6 1.5 1.5 1.7
Sales and office......................... 115.8 117.2 117.7 .6 .7 .4 2.2 1.8 1.6
Sales and related...................... 113.7 114.6 115.2 .9 1.0 .5 3.1 1.7 1.3
Office and administrative support...... 117.2 118.9 119.3 .4 .5 .3 1.6 1.9 1.8
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance............................. 116.6 117.6 118.5 .5 .3 .8 1.2 1.4 1.6
Construction, extraction, farming,
fishing, and forestry................. 116.6 117.2 118.1 .6 .2 .8 1.1 1.1 1.3
Installation, maintenance, and repair.. 116.6 118.1 119.1 .4 .4 .8 1.2 1.7 2.1
Production, transportation, and material
moving.................................. 114.9 116.3 116.8 .6 .3 .4 2.0 1.8 1.7
Production............................. 114.0 115.6 116.1 .4 .4 .4 1.7 1.8 1.8
Transportation and material moving..... 115.9 117.1 117.7 .8 .2 .5 2.2 1.8 1.6
Service occupations...................... 116.5 117.6 117.8 .4 .3 .2 1.3 1.4 1.1
Industry
Goods-producing industries(3)............ 115.1 116.8 117.4 .5 .6 .5 1.7 2.0 2.0
Manufacturing.......................... 114.6 116.4 116.9 .5 .6 .4 1.9 2.1 2.0
Service-providing industries(4).......... 116.5 117.9 118.4 .3 .5 .4 1.7 1.6 1.6
Education and health services.......... 116.7 117.6 118.3 .5 .3 .6 1.5 1.3 1.4
Education services................... 115.7 116.1 116.9 .7 .1 .7 1.1 1.0 1.0
Elementary and secondary schools... 115.3 115.6 116.1 .6 .2 .4 1.0 .9 .7
Junior colleges, colleges,
universities, and professional
schools........................... 116.2 117.0 118.1 1.2 .2 .9 1.8 1.9 1.6
Health care and social assistance(5) 117.9 119.3 119.8 .3 .4 .4 1.8 1.5 1.6
Hospitals.......................... 118.3 119.8 120.2 .3 .4 .3 1.4 1.6 1.6
Nursing and residential care
facilities........................ 114.7 115.6 116.0 .3 .3 .3 .9 1.0 1.1
Public administration.................. 116.1 116.7 117.3 .3 .0 .5 1.1 .8 1.0
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.
5 Includes ambulatory health care services and social assistance, not shown separately.
Table 9. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for private industry workers, by occupational group and
industry
Indexes (Dec. 2005 = Percent changes for–
100)
Occupational group and industry 3-months ended– 12-months ended–
Sep. June Sep.
2012 2013 2013
Sep. June Sep. Sep. June Sep.
2012 2013 2013 2012 2013 2013
Private industry workers
All workers.................................. 116.4 118.1 118.5 0.4 0.7 0.3 1.8 1.9 1.8
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1).. 116.6 118.4 118.9 .3 .5 .4 1.6 1.9 2.0
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related...... 117.3 119.4 119.8 .3 .8 .3 1.7 2.1 2.1
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(1)...................... 117.2 119.3 119.7 .3 .8 .3 1.5 2.1 2.1
Management, business, and financial...... 116.7 119.3 119.4 .0 1.2 .1 1.6 2.2 2.3
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(1)...................... 116.9 119.2 119.5 .1 .8 .3 1.5 2.1 2.2
Professional and related................. 117.7 119.5 120.2 .4 .6 .6 1.8 2.0 2.1
Sales and office........................... 115.8 117.3 117.8 .5 .7 .4 2.3 1.8 1.7
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(1)...................... 116.8 118.6 119.0 .3 .6 .3 1.7 1.8 1.9
Sales and related........................ 113.7 114.6 115.2 .8 .9 .5 3.0 1.6 1.3
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(1)...................... 115.7 117.4 117.8 .2 .7 .3 1.4 1.6 1.8
Office and administrative support........ 117.4 119.3 119.7 .3 .6 .3 1.7 2.0 2.0
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance............................... 116.6 117.6 118.5 .5 .3 .8 1.2 1.4 1.6
Construction, extraction, farming,
fishing, and forestry................... 116.8 117.3 118.2 .7 .2 .8 1.2 1.1 1.2
Installation, maintenance, and repair.... 116.4 118.0 119.0 .4 .4 .8 1.2 1.8 2.2
Production, transportation, and material
moving.................................... 114.7 116.2 116.7 .6 .3 .4 2.0 1.9 1.7
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(1)...................... 114.8 116.4 116.9 .5 .3 .4 1.9 1.9 1.8
Production............................... 113.9 115.5 116.0 .4 .4 .4 1.7 1.8 1.8
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(1)...................... 114.1 115.7 116.1 .4 .5 .3 1.9 1.8 1.8
Transportation and material moving....... 115.7 117.0 117.7 .8 .1 .6 2.2 1.9 1.7
Service occupations........................ 116.2 117.6 117.6 .3 .3 .0 1.4 1.6 1.2
Industry and occupational group
Goods-producing industries(2).............. 115.1 116.8 117.4 .5 .6 .5 1.7 2.0 2.0
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(1)...................... 115.5 117.2 117.8 .5 .5 .5 1.6 2.0 2.0
Management, professional, and related.. 115.7 118.1 118.4 .4 .9 .3 1.9 2.5 2.3
Sales and office....................... 115.1 117.1 117.7 .9 1.4 .5 3.2 2.6 2.3
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance........................... 116.4 117.3 118.3 .8 .3 .9 1.2 1.6 1.6
Production, transportation, and
material moving....................... 113.7 115.3 115.8 .4 .4 .4 1.6 1.9 1.8
Construction............................. 115.2 116.4 117.3 .7 .5 .8 1.4 1.7 1.8
Manufacturing............................ 114.6 116.4 116.9 .5 .6 .4 1.9 2.1 2.0
Management, professional, and related 115.5 117.7 118.1 .3 .7 .3 1.9 2.3 2.3
Sales and office..................... 116.1 117.6 118.1 .8 1.1 .4 2.7 2.1 1.7
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance......................... 115.6 117.5 118.6 1.0 .5 .9 1.6 2.7 2.6
Production, transportation, and
material moving..................... 113.5 115.1 115.5 .4 .4 .3 1.6 1.9 1.8
Aircraft manufacturing................. 120.6 123.7 124.3 .6 .8 .5 2.7 3.2 3.1
Service-providing industries(3)............ 116.7 118.4 118.9 .3 .6 .4 1.8 1.8 1.9
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(1)...................... 117.0 118.7 119.2 .3 .5 .4 1.6 1.8 1.9
Management, professional, and related.. 117.5 119.6 120.1 .2 .8 .4 1.6 2.0 2.2
Sales and office....................... 115.9 117.4 117.8 .5 .7 .3 2.2 1.8 1.6
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance........................... 117.0 118.1 118.9 .3 .3 .7 1.3 1.2 1.6
Production, transportation, and
material moving....................... 115.9 117.3 117.9 .8 .3 .5 2.4 2.0 1.7
Service occupations.................... 116.2 117.6 117.6 .3 .3 .0 1.4 1.6 1.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 115.1 116.8 117.4 .5 .9 .5 2.3 2.0 2.0
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(1).................... 115.6 117.4 118.0 .3 .4 .5 1.7 1.8 2.1
Wholesale trade........................ 113.2 114.2 115.1 1.2 1.3 .8 3.4 2.1 1.7
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(1).................... 114.0 115.7 116.4 .3 .5 .6 1.3 1.8 2.1
Retail trade........................... 115.4 117.4 117.6 -.2 .9 .2 1.2 1.6 1.9
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(1).................... 115.4 117.1 117.5 -.2 .7 .3 1.1 1.3 1.8
Transportation and warehousing......... 115.8 117.5 118.4 1.2 .0 .8 3.2 2.7 2.2
Utilities.............................. 121.3 124.2 124.9 .0 1.0 .6 2.4 2.4 3.0
Information.............................. 114.4 116.2 116.6 .4 .5 .3 1.7 1.9 1.9
Financial activities..................... 116.3 118.3 118.7 .4 1.1 .3 2.0 2.2 2.1
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(1).................... 116.7 118.6 118.9 .1 .9 .3 1.6 1.7 1.9
Finance and insurance.................. 117.2 119.4 119.8 .5 1.3 .3 2.1 2.4 2.2
Credit intermediation and related
activities.......................... 114.3 117.0 116.8 -.1 .9 -.2 1.8 2.3 2.2
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(1).................... 117.3 119.7 119.9 .3 .9 .2 1.9 2.3 2.2
Insurance carriers and related
activities.......................... 117.4 118.9 120.5 1.2 1.9 1.3 2.7 2.5 2.6
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(1).................... 116.6 118.4 118.7 .2 1.0 .3 1.7 1.7 1.8
Real estate and rental and leasing..... 112.5 113.9 114.2 .3 .7 .3 1.5 1.5 1.5
Excluding incentive paid
occupations(1).................... 115.8 117.5 117.8 .1 .8 .3 1.8 1.6 1.7
Professional and business services....... 118.5 120.5 120.5 .2 .5 .0 1.5 1.9 1.7
Professional, scientific, and technical
services.............................. 121.1 123.0 123.2 .2 .5 .2 1.4 1.8 1.7
Administrative and support and waste
management and remediation services... 115.2 117.5 117.2 .2 .5 -.3 1.8 2.2 1.7
Education and health services............ 117.8 119.1 119.8 .4 .4 .6 1.9 1.5 1.7
Education services..................... 118.1 118.9 120.3 .9 .5 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.9
Junior colleges, colleges,
universities, and professional
schools............................. 118.2 119.4 120.8 1.2 .5 1.2 2.2 2.2 2.2
Health care and social assistance(4)... 117.7 119.2 119.7 .3 .5 .4 1.9 1.6 1.7
Hospitals............................ 118.3 119.8 120.3 .4 .5 .4 1.5 1.7 1.7
Nursing and residential care
facilities.......................... 114.6 115.5 115.8 .3 .3 .3 .9 1.0 1.0
Nursing care facilities(1)......... 114.7 115.5 115.7 .2 .3 .2 .7 .9 .9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 116.7 117.4 117.8 .1 .2 .3 .8 .7 .9
Accommodation and food services........ 117.2 117.9 118.4 .1 .2 .4 .7 .7 1.0
Other services, except public
administration.......................... 116.7 119.4 119.7 .3 .9 .3 1.7 2.7 2.6
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; education services;
health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and
other services, except public administration.
4 Includes ambulatory health care services and social assistance, not shown separately.
Table 10. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for private industry workers, by bargaining status
and census region and division
Indexes (Dec. 2005 = Percent changes for–
100)
Bargaining status and census region and
division 3-months ended– 12-months ended–
Sep. June Sep.
2012 2013 2013
Sep. June Sep. Sep. June Sep.
2012 2013 2013 2012 2013 2013
Bargaining status
Union.................................... 116.9 119.0 119.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 2.0 2.4 2.3
Goods-producing industries(1).......... 114.4 115.9 116.8 .5 .2 .8 1.4 1.8 2.1
Manufacturing........................ 112.1 113.9 114.4 .3 .4 .4 1.4 1.9 2.1
Service-providing industries(2)........ 118.7 121.3 121.7 .7 .7 .3 2.5 2.9 2.5
Nonunion................................. 116.3 117.9 118.4 .3 .6 .4 1.7 1.7 1.8
Goods-producing industries(1).......... 115.3 117.0 117.5 .5 .7 .4 1.8 2.0 1.9
Manufacturing........................ 115.2 117.1 117.5 .5 .8 .3 1.9 2.2 2.0
Service-providing industries(2)........ 116.5 118.2 118.6 .3 .7 .3 1.7 1.7 1.8
Census region and division(3)
Northeast................................ 116.7 118.4 118.7 .3 .7 .3 1.6 1.7 1.7
New England............................ 117.8 119.8 120.5 .5 1.0 .6 1.6 2.2 2.3
Middle Atlantic........................ 116.4 117.9 118.0 .3 .5 .1 1.7 1.6 1.4
South.................................... 117.3 119.3 119.7 .5 .5 .3 2.0 2.2 2.0
South Atlantic......................... 118.0 120.0 120.2 .6 .7 .2 2.3 2.3 1.9
East South Central..................... 114.9 116.4 116.8 .1 .1 .3 1.3 1.4 1.7
West South Central..................... 117.1 119.5 120.0 .4 .7 .4 1.8 2.5 2.5
Midwest.................................. 114.7 116.0 116.6 .3 .4 .5 1.8 1.5 1.7
East North Central..................... 113.4 114.7 115.3 .3 .5 .5 1.4 1.4 1.7
West North Central..................... 118.0 119.2 119.8 .8 .2 .5 2.7 1.8 1.5
West..................................... 116.5 118.1 118.8 .3 .9 .6 1.7 1.7 2.0
Mountain............................... 116.3 117.8 118.3 .5 1.6 .4 1.1 1.8 1.7
Pacific................................ 116.7 118.3 119.1 .3 .6 .7 2.0 1.7 2.1
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; education services;
health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and
other services, except public administration.
3 The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the census divisions are: 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. Dashes indicate data not available.
Table 11. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for State and local government workers, by
occupational group and industry
Indexes (Dec. 2005 = Percent changes for–
100)
Occupational group and industry 3-months ended– 12-months ended–
Sep. June Sep.
2012 2013 2013
Sep. June Sep. Sep. June Sep.
2012 2013 2013 2012 2013 2013
State and local government workers
All workers................................ 116.0 116.5 117.1 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.0 0.9
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 115.7 116.1 116.7 .6 .1 .5 1.1 1.0 .9
Professional and related............... 115.6 116.1 116.8 .5 .1 .6 1.0 1.0 1.0
Sales and office......................... 115.5 115.9 116.4 .7 .0 .4 1.1 1.0 .8
Office and administrative support...... 115.8 116.3 116.7 .6 .0 .3 1.0 1.0 .8
Service occupations...................... 117.3 117.8 118.4 .5 .0 .5 1.2 .9 .9
Industry
Education and health services............ 115.7 116.1 116.7 .7 .1 .5 1.1 1.0 .9
Education services..................... 115.3 115.6 116.3 .8 .1 .6 1.1 1.0 .9
Schools(1)........................... 115.3 115.6 116.2 .8 .1 .5 1.1 1.0 .8
Elementary and secondary schools... 115.2 115.4 116.0 .5 .1 .5 .9 .7 .7
Health care and social assistance(2)... 119.1 120.1 120.6 .2 .1 .4 1.0 1.0 1.3
Hospitals............................ 118.6 119.7 120.0 .2 .0 .3 1.1 1.1 1.2
Public administration.................... 116.1 116.7 117.3 .3 .0 .5 1.1 .8 1.0
1 Includes elementary and secondary schools; junior colleges; colleges, universities, and professional
schools.
2 Includes ambulatory health care services and social assistance, not shown separately.
Table 12. Employment Cost Index for benefits, by occupational group, industry, and bargaining status
Indexes (Dec. 2005 = Percent changes for–
100)
Occupational group, industry, and
bargaining status 3-months ended– 12-months ended–
Sep. June Sep.
2012 2013 2013
Sep. June Sep. Sep. June Sep.
2012 2013 2013 2012 2013 2013
Civilian workers
All workers(1)............................. 120.0 121.9 122.7 0.6 0.4 0.7 2.4 2.2 2.2
Private industry workers
All workers................................ 117.9 119.8 120.3 .3 .5 .4 2.2 1.9 2.0
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 117.7 119.5 120.2 .3 .7 .6 2.6 1.8 2.1
Sales and office......................... 117.4 119.6 120.1 -.2 .4 .4 1.9 1.7 2.3
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance............................. 120.0 122.2 122.7 .8 .5 .4 3.3 2.6 2.2
Production, transportation, and material
moving.................................. 117.6 119.1 119.2 .4 .3 .1 1.1 1.7 1.4
Service occupations...................... 118.7 120.4 120.7 .3 .3 .2 2.4 1.8 1.7
Industry
Goods-producing industries(2)............ 115.7 117.4 117.7 .7 .3 .3 1.6 2.2 1.7
Manufacturing.......................... 114.7 116.1 116.4 .6 .3 .3 1.1 1.8 1.5
Aircraft manufacturing............... 86.6 86.8 82.4 11.9 .3 -5.1 15.9 12.1 -4.8
Service-providing industries(3).......... 118.8 120.8 121.4 .1 .6 .5 2.4 1.8 2.2
Bargaining status
Union.................................... 125.5 127.3 127.1 1.0 .6 -.2 2.9 2.4 1.3
Nonunion................................. 116.4 118.3 118.9 .2 .5 .5 2.1 1.8 2.1
State and local government workers
All workers................................ 127.6 129.5 131.3 1.8 .2 1.4 3.2 3.3 2.9
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; education services;
health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and
other services, except public administration.
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 Total compensation Wages and salaries
Sep. June Sep. Sep. June Sep.
2012 2013 2013 2012 2013 2013
Northeast
Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA... 1.5 2.3 1.9 1.1 2.3 2.2
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA
CSA..................................... 1.8 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD
CSA..................................... 1.5 2.6 2.8 2.0 2.4 2.3
South
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL
CSA..................................... 3.8 5.2 4.0 3.2 5.2 3.9
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA................ 1.0 1.6 2.3 .8 2.0 2.3
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA....... 2.5 2.1 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.5
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
MSA..................................... 1.3 2.1 2.4 1.2 2.2 2.6
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia,
DC-MD-VA-WV CSA......................... 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.2 1.5 1.6
Midwest
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City,
IL-IN-WI CSA............................ 1.9 1.9 1.3 1.4 1.8 1.4
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA............. -.3 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.4 1.1
West
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA 1.7 2.3 2.2 1.3 2.1 2.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA.......... .2 1.7 1.5 .7 2.4 2.1
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA... 2.6 2.4 3.4 2.3 2.6 3.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA........... 3.2 4.2 2.9 1.9 3.2 3.0
1 Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
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