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Employment Cost Index News Release

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8:30 a.m. (ET) Wednesday, December 10, 2025 

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                                  EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX – SEPTEMBER 2025

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

Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 3.5 percent, not seasonally adjusted, for the 
12-month period ending in September 2025. Wages and salaries increased 3.5 percent and benefit costs 
increased 3.5 percent over the year. (See tables A, 4, 8, and 12.) 

Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.5 percent, not seasonally adjusted, for the 
12-month period ending in September 2025. Wages and salaries increased 3.6 percent and benefit costs 
increased 3.5 percent over the year. Inflation-adjusted (constant dollar) wages and salaries increased 
0.6 percent over the year. (See tables A, 5, 9, and 12.)

Compensation costs for state and local government workers increased 3.6 percent, not seasonally 
adjusted, for the 12-month period ending in September 2025. Wages and salaries increased 3.5 percent 
and benefit costs increased 3.8 percent over the year. Inflation-adjusted (constant dollar) wages and 
salaries increased 0.5 percent over the year. (See tables A, 7, 11, and 12.)

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            			       Federal Government Shutdown            

Publication of the September 2025 Employment Cost Index (ECI) was delayed by more than 5 weeks because 
of the lapse in federal appropriations. Collection of September data had not been completed prior to 
the federal government shutdown. After funding had been restored, any data self-reported by 
establishments during the shutdown were reviewed and included; however, survey response rates decreased 
in September. For more information on response rates, see 
www.bls.gov/eci/factsheets/response-rates-factsheet.htm.

The December 2025 ECI news release has been rescheduled and will be published on Tuesday, February 10, 
2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

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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
Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025

Civilian workers(1)

Compensation(2)

 0.9 0.8 3.9 3.6 3.5 1.4 0.9 0.5

Wages and salaries

 1.0 0.8 3.9 3.6 3.5 1.4 0.9 0.6

Benefits

 0.7 0.8 3.7 3.5 3.5 1.2 0.9 0.5

Private industry

Compensation(2)

 1.0 0.8 3.6 3.5 3.5 1.2 0.8 0.5

Wages and salaries

 1.0 0.8 3.8 3.5 3.6 1.2 0.8 0.6

Benefits

 0.7 0.8 3.3 3.4 3.5 0.8 0.8 0.5

Health benefits

 - - 3.4 5.8 6.1 - - -

State and local government

Compensation(2)

 0.8 0.8 4.7 4.0 3.6 2.2 1.3 0.6

Wages and salaries

 0.9 0.7 4.6 3.9 3.5 2.1 1.2 0.5

Benefits

 0.8 0.8 4.8 4.1 3.8 2.3 1.4 0.8

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 
26,300 occupational observations selected from a sample of about 6,200 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 ECI data are available in XLSX format at 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: For additional information on the use of fixed employment weights in computing
the ECI, see www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2016/article/introducing-2012-fixed-employment-weights-for-the-
employment-cost-index.htm. Beginning with the December 2022 release, the ECI introduced new employment 
weights, see www.bls.gov/eci/notices/2022/eci-2021-fixed-weights-and-2018-soc-update.htm.

Seasonal factors: Detailed information on seasonal factors for the 2025 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: Historical tables are available in XLSX format for constant dollar, current 
dollar, and continuous series, see www.bls.gov/eci/tables.htm. ECI release dates are available on the
release calendar at www.bls.gov/schedule/news_release/eci.htm. Subscribe to receive the BLS Economic 
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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-
Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Sep.
2023		 Dec.
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Jun.
2024		 Sep.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Mar.
2025		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025

Civilian workers

All workers(2)

 171.395 172.745 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8

Industry

Goods-producing industries(3)

 164.891 166.477 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.0

Manufacturing

 164.634 166.032 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.8

Service-providing industries(4)

 172.780 174.092 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8

Education and health services

 171.226 172.576 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.8

Educational services

 169.024 170.340 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

Elementary and secondary schools

 169.129 170.442 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 168.186 169.504 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8

Health care and social assistance

 173.362 174.743 1.3 0.9 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.3 1.1 0.8

Hospitals

 173.601 174.533 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.5

Nursing and residential care facilities

 172.161 173.370 1.5 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.7

Public administration

 179.125 180.554 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.6 0.8

Private industry workers

All workers

 170.832 172.191 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 165.548 166.821 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8

Management, business, and financial

 165.628 166.665 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6

Professional and related

 165.749 167.247 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9

Sales and office

 174.005 175.258 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.4 0.7

Sales and related

 171.349 172.545 0.8 1.0 1.0 -0.1 0.5 0.9 0.6 1.9 0.7

Office and administrative support

 175.717 177.014 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 168.610 170.474 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.1

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 166.955 168.681 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 170.472 172.495 1.2 1.6 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.1 1.2

Production, transportation, and material moving

 176.519 177.924 0.9 1.6 1.1 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.8

Production

 170.831 172.398 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.9

Transportation and material moving

 182.794 184.099 0.9 1.9 1.2 1.6 0.8 0.6 1.0 1.2 0.7

Service occupations

 184.035 185.579 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.8

Industry

Goods-producing industries(3)

 164.784 166.363 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.0

Construction

 165.029 166.928 1.0 1.0 0.8 -0.1 1.1 0.6 1.3 0.8 1.2

Manufacturing

 164.634 166.032 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.8

Aircraft manufacturing

 142.723 144.565 0.9 0.4 0.9 -0.1 1.0 2.1 0.6 1.0 1.3

Service-providing industries(5)

 172.479 173.793 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 176.404 178.363 1.0 1.4 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.1

Wholesale trade

 165.912 168.526 0.9 0.8 1.3 0.1 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.6 1.6

Retail trade

 179.602 181.359 1.0 0.6 0.2 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.0 1.0

Transportation and warehousing

 182.147 183.778 0.9 3.3 1.6 1.6 0.9 0.5 1.1 1.4 0.9

Utilities

 182.011 183.598 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9

Information

 164.714 165.999 0.3 0.9 0.9 -0.1 1.3 0.4 0.2 1.4 0.8

Financial activities

 169.000 169.599 1.0 0.5 0.4 1.1 0.5 1.4 1.5 0.9 0.4

Finance and insurance

 169.346 170.319 1.0 0.5 0.4 1.1 0.3 1.5 1.5 0.7 0.6

Credit intermediation and related activities

 170.563 171.046 1.4 0.8 1.4 0.7 0.2 1.9 2.2 -0.7 0.3

Insurance carriers and related activities

 169.659 170.035 0.9 0.3 0.7 1.2 -0.1 1.0 1.6 0.9 0.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 167.609 166.285 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.3 0.6 1.2 1.9 -0.8

Professional and business services

 170.171 170.996 1.0 0.7 1.4 0.8 0.3 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.5

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 171.056 171.999 0.9 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.2 1.3 0.8 0.9 0.6

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 170.689 172.102 1.1 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 0.2 1.1 0.8

Education and health services

 171.510 172.954 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.7 1.3 1.0 0.8

Educational services

 166.304 167.861 1.1 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.9

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 165.802 166.954 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.7

Health care and social assistance

 172.560 173.985 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.3 1.1 0.8

Hospitals

 173.232 174.221 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.6

Nursing and residential care facilities

 170.545 171.597 1.5 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.6

Leisure and hospitality

 182.062 183.219 0.8 0.8 0.5 1.4 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.6

Accommodation and food services

 186.100 187.232 0.6 0.9 0.5 1.4 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.6

Other services, except public administration

 174.326 177.083 1.4 1.1 1.5 1.0 0.8 1.3 0.1 0.7 1.6

State and local government workers

All workers

 173.915 175.225 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.8

Industry

Education and health services

 170.800 172.016 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.7

Educational services

 169.720 170.975 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.7

Schools

 169.623 170.893 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.7

Elementary and secondary schools

 169.617 170.836 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7

Health care and social assistance

 179.152 180.072 1.5 0.8 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.5

Hospitals

 175.201 175.850 1.5 0.7 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.3 0.4

Public administration

 179.125 180.554 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.6 0.8

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-
Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Sep.
2023		 Dec.
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Jun.
2024		 Sep.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Mar.
2025		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

 171.310 172.657 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 169.187 170.945 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0

Manufacturing

 169.337 170.810 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.9

Service-providing industries(3)

 171.747 173.026 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.7

Education and health services

 166.663 168.121 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9

Educational services

 158.535 159.913 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.9

Elementary and secondary schools

 156.787 158.209 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.9

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 160.373 161.649 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8

Health care and social assistance

 174.792 176.329 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.2 1.2 0.9

Hospitals

 174.761 175.571 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 0.5

Public administration

 167.141 167.922 2.1 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.5

Private industry workers

All workers

 173.566 174.954 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 167.113 168.386 1.1 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8

Professional and related

 167.819 169.406 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9

Management, business, and financial

 166.594 167.535 1.1 0.6 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.6

Sales and office

 176.573 177.762 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.6 1.6 0.7

Sales and related

 175.367 176.449 0.8 1.0 1.1 -0.1 0.5 0.9 0.5 2.1 0.6

Office and administrative support

 177.268 178.558 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 171.291 173.399 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.7 1.0 1.2

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 169.606 171.539 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.1

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 173.262 175.567 1.3 1.9 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.4 1.1 1.3

Production, transportation, and material moving

 181.030 182.527 0.9 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.8

Production

 175.118 176.782 0.9 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.9 1.0

Transportation and material moving

 187.279 188.678 1.0 2.0 1.5 1.3 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.1 0.7

Service occupations

 189.370 191.051 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.9

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 169.261 171.018 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0

Construction

 168.243 170.429 1.0 1.2 0.9 -0.5 1.4 0.5 1.4 0.8 1.3

Manufacturing

 169.337 170.810 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.9

Aircraft manufacturing

 171.294 173.172 0.6 0.4 1.1 0.4 0.7 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.1

Service-providing industries(4)

 174.668 175.982 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.6 1.1 0.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 178.097 180.140 1.0 1.6 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.1

Wholesale trade

 163.630 166.528 1.0 0.8 1.5 -0.3 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.8 1.8

Retail trade

 183.337 184.991 1.1 0.7 0.2 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9

Transportation and warehousing

 186.525 188.314 0.9 4.0 2.0 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.4 1.0

Utilities

 176.386 178.189 1.2 1.5 0.4 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.0

Information

 163.087 164.257 0.2 1.0 0.6 0.3 1.6 0.4 -0.2 1.2 0.7

Financial activities

 170.137 170.450 1.1 0.4 0.1 1.2 0.3 1.4 0.7 1.8 0.2

Finance and insurance

 170.431 171.225 1.1 0.5 -0.1 1.3 0.1 1.6 0.7 1.7 0.5

Credit intermediation and related activities

 169.254 169.490 1.5 0.9 1.2 0.4 -0.2 1.7 1.0 0.9 0.1

Insurance carriers and related activities

 169.443 169.137 1.2 0.0 0.6 1.7 -0.2 1.2 1.5 1.1 -0.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 169.378 167.406 1.3 0.2 0.7 0.8 1.6 0.5 0.9 2.2 -1.2

Professional and business services

 172.567 173.248 1.0 0.7 1.6 1.0 0.2 1.3 0.4 1.1 0.4

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 172.961 173.656 0.9 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.1 1.4 0.9 1.0 0.4

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 175.618 177.235 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.1 1.0 0.9

Education and health services

 173.310 174.912 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.9

Educational services

 164.778 166.353 1.1 1.2 1.4 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.0

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 162.201 163.229 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.7 1.3 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.6

Health care and social assistance

 175.087 176.696 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.9

Hospitals

 175.653 176.550 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.5

Leisure and hospitality

 188.967 190.109 0.8 0.9 0.6 1.3 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.6

Accommodation and food services

 193.206 194.341 0.7 0.9 0.5 1.5 0.7 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.6

Other services, except public administration

 176.964 180.078 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1 0.9 1.5 -0.2 0.6 1.8

State and local government workers

All workers

 161.742 162.889 1.5 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.7

Industry

Education and health services

 158.819 160.074 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.8

Educational services

 157.278 158.606 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.8

Schools

 157.286 158.621 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.8

Elementary and secondary schools

 156.409 157.715 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.8

Health care and social assistance

 171.644 172.350 1.8 0.8 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.3 0.4

Hospitals

 170.548 170.911 1.8 0.7 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.7 1.6 0.2

Public administration

 167.141 167.922 2.1 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.5

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-
Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Sep.
2023		 Dec.
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Jun.
2024		 Sep.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Mar.
2025		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

 171.778 173.139 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.8

Private industry workers

All workers

 164.367 165.658 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.8

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 161.960 163.232 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.5 0.8

Sales and office

 167.413 168.837 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.0 0.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 162.902 164.245 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.8

Production, transportation, and material moving

 167.514 168.731 0.8 1.3 0.8 2.0 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.2 0.7

Service occupations

 166.643 167.728 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.3 0.8 0.7 1.4 0.8 0.7

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 155.698 156.910 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8

Manufacturing

 155.631 156.882 1.0 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8

Service-providing industries(3)

 167.181 168.497 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.8

State and local government workers

All workers(1)

 197.787 199.396 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.8

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
Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025

All workers(2)

 167.0 171.444 172.905 0.9 0.9 0.9 3.9 3.6 3.5

Excluding incentive paid occupations(3)

 167.0 171.315 172.786 1.0 0.8 0.9 3.9 3.6 3.5

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 162.6 166.671 168.209 0.9 0.8 0.9 3.6 3.5 3.4

Management, business, and financial

 162.5 166.614 167.541 0.7 0.9 0.6 3.1 3.2 3.1

Professional and related

 162.9 166.866 168.838 1.2 0.7 1.2 4.0 3.7 3.6

Sales and office

 169.5 175.100 175.941 0.4 1.3 0.5 3.2 3.7 3.8

Sales and related

 165.1 171.743 171.984 -0.1 1.6 0.1 2.4 3.9 4.2

Office and administrative support

 172.2 176.964 178.272 0.8 1.0 0.7 3.9 3.6 3.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 164.9 169.434 171.251 1.0 1.0 1.1 4.0 3.8 3.9

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 163.4 167.947 169.556 0.9 0.9 1.0 3.6 3.7 3.8

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 166.7 171.138 173.195 1.2 1.1 1.2 4.4 3.8 3.9

Production, transportation, and material moving

 171.9 176.611 177.855 0.8 1.0 0.7 5.1 3.6 3.5

Production

 166.8 171.185 172.392 0.8 0.9 0.7 4.4 3.4 3.4

Transportation and material moving

 178.4 183.484 184.775 0.8 1.1 0.7 5.6 3.7 3.6

Service occupations

 179.2 184.063 186.027 1.1 0.7 1.1 4.3 3.8 3.8

Industry

Goods-producing industries(4)

 160.6 165.212 166.341 0.7 1.1 0.7 3.5 3.6 3.6

Manufacturing

 160.4 164.922 165.853 0.5 1.1 0.6 3.8 3.3 3.4

Service-providing industries(5)

 168.1 172.585 174.107 0.9 0.9 0.9 3.8 3.6 3.6

Education and health services

 166.7 170.566 172.896 1.7 0.6 1.4 4.4 4.1 3.7

Educational services

 165.3 167.480 170.881 2.3 0.3 2.0 4.4 3.6 3.4

Elementary and secondary schools

 165.5 167.325 171.008 2.4 0.2 2.2 4.2 3.5 3.3

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 163.9 166.977 169.997 2.2 0.4 1.8 4.6 4.2 3.7

Health care and social assistance

 168.0 173.387 174.826 1.1 0.9 0.8 4.3 4.4 4.1

Hospitals

 168.4 173.559 174.456 1.0 0.8 0.5 4.4 4.1 3.6

Nursing and residential care facilities

 167.7 171.980 173.207 0.8 0.7 0.7 3.7 3.4 3.3

Public administration

 174.0 178.143 180.735 1.8 0.2 1.5 5.4 4.2 3.9

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
Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025

All workers

 166.4 171.181 172.307 0.6 1.1 0.7 3.6 3.5 3.5

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 166.5 171.003 172.124 0.7 0.9 0.7 3.8 3.5 3.4

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 161.4 165.847 166.935 0.6 0.9 0.7 3.3 3.4 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 160.6 164.904 165.964 0.7 0.9 0.6 3.5 3.4 3.3

Management, business, and financial

 161.9 166.054 166.822 0.5 1.0 0.5 3.0 3.1 3.0

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 160.6 164.737 165.429 0.6 0.8 0.4 3.1 3.2 3.0

Professional and related

 161.3 165.916 167.303 0.7 0.9 0.8 3.7 3.6 3.7

Sales and office

 169.1 174.757 175.416 0.4 1.4 0.4 3.1 3.7 3.7

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 172.0 176.610 177.559 0.6 1.0 0.5 3.6 3.3 3.2

Sales and related

 165.0 171.617 171.836 -0.1 1.6 0.1 2.4 3.9 4.1

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 172.1 176.484 177.362 0.6 0.8 0.5 3.4 3.1 3.1

Office and administrative support

 171.3 176.081 177.142 0.7 1.1 0.6 3.8 3.5 3.4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 164.3 168.841 170.603 0.9 1.0 1.0 3.9 3.7 3.8

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 162.7 167.270 168.872 0.8 0.9 1.0 3.4 3.6 3.8

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 166.1 170.616 172.562 1.0 1.2 1.1 4.3 3.8 3.9

Production, transportation, and material moving

 171.5 176.224 177.415 0.8 1.0 0.7 5.1 3.5 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 171.2 175.933 177.000 0.8 1.1 0.6 5.1 3.6 3.4

Production

 166.8 171.087 172.281 0.8 0.9 0.7 4.4 3.4 3.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 167.0 171.417 172.556 0.8 0.9 0.7 4.2 3.5 3.3

Transportation and material moving

 178.0 183.116 184.325 0.7 1.2 0.7 5.6 3.6 3.6

Service occupations

 179.3 184.269 185.776 0.8 0.8 0.8 4.1 3.6 3.6

Industry and occupational group

Goods-producing industries(3)

 160.5 165.122 166.232 0.6 1.1 0.7 3.5 3.5 3.6

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 160.6 165.146 166.237 0.6 1.1 0.7 3.7 3.5 3.5

Management, professional, and related

 153.2 157.733 158.343 0.3 1.2 0.4 3.2 3.3 3.4

Sales and office

 166.4 171.944 173.482 0.7 1.2 0.9 2.1 4.1 4.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 162.2 166.625 168.147 0.9 1.0 0.9 3.6 3.6 3.7

Production, transportation, and material moving

 164.4 169.084 170.191 0.7 0.9 0.7 4.2 3.5 3.5

Construction

 160.7 165.437 166.886 0.8 1.0 0.9 2.8 3.8 3.8

Manufacturing

 160.4 164.922 165.853 0.5 1.1 0.6 3.8 3.3 3.4

Management, professional, and related

 154.5 158.614 159.231 0.3 1.2 0.4 3.3 3.0 3.1

Sales and office occupations

 164.7 168.738 169.892 0.5 1.2 0.7 3.3 3.0 3.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 161.0 166.297 167.449 0.9 1.6 0.7 4.3 4.2 4.0

Production, transportation, and material moving

 164.2 168.895 170.001 0.7 1.0 0.7 4.3 3.6 3.5

Aircraft manufacturing

 137.1 143.380 143.927 0.1 1.1 0.4 1.9 4.7 5.0

Service-providing industries(4)

 168.1 172.856 173.987 0.7 1.0 0.7 3.7 3.5 3.5

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 168.2 172.711 173.841 0.8 0.9 0.7 3.8 3.5 3.4

Management, professional, and related

 162.8 167.246 168.397 0.7 0.9 0.7 3.4 3.4 3.4

Sales and office

 169.3 175.052 175.614 0.2 1.4 0.3 3.2 3.6 3.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 167.6 172.192 174.320 1.0 1.1 1.2 4.4 3.8 4.0

Production, transportation, and material moving

 178.8 183.588 184.855 0.8 1.2 0.7 5.7 3.5 3.4

Service occupations

 179.4 184.399 185.913 0.8 0.8 0.8 4.1 3.7 3.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 172.4 176.913 178.435 0.5 1.2 0.9 4.1 3.2 3.5

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 173.6 177.597 178.818 0.7 1.1 0.7 4.6 3.0 3.0

Wholesale trade

 163.0 166.710 168.468 0.2 0.9 1.1 2.8 2.5 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 167.4 170.161 171.223 0.6 0.8 0.6 3.5 2.3 2.3

Retail trade

 175.6 179.983 181.366 0.6 1.3 0.8 2.9 3.1 3.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 174.7 178.693 179.983 0.6 1.2 0.7 3.3 2.9 3.0

Transportation and warehousing

 177.1 182.528 184.019 0.8 1.5 0.8 7.7 3.9 3.9

Utilities

 176.6 182.260 183.615 0.8 1.1 0.7 3.3 4.0 4.0

Information

 161.3 164.987 165.964 1.2 1.4 0.6 3.1 3.5 2.9

Financial activities

 163.1 169.690 169.843 0.2 1.4 0.1 2.5 4.2 4.1

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 164.0 169.417 169.605 0.4 0.4 0.1 3.0 3.7 3.4

Finance and insurance

 163.3 170.089 170.499 -0.1 1.2 0.2 2.4 4.1 4.4

Credit intermediation and related activities

 165.4 171.304 171.480 0.1 -0.1 0.1 3.1 3.6 3.7

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 169.2 174.285 174.444 0.5 -0.9 0.1 3.5 3.5 3.1

Insurance carriers and related activities

 164.0 170.715 170.111 -0.6 1.4 -0.4 2.1 3.5 3.7

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 162.5 167.628 167.832 0.0 1.2 0.1 2.9 3.2 3.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 162.3 167.987 166.835 1.4 2.1 -0.7 3.1 5.0 2.8

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 165.4 170.985 170.675 0.7 1.7 -0.2 2.6 4.1 3.2

Professional and business services

 165.8 170.517 171.182 0.2 1.0 0.4 3.2 3.0 3.2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 166.4 171.363 172.218 0.2 0.8 0.5 2.9 3.2 3.5

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 166.6 170.919 172.019 0.7 1.0 0.6 3.5 3.3 3.3

Education and health services

 166.7 171.498 173.158 1.3 0.9 1.0 4.4 4.2 3.9

Educational services

 163.9 165.620 168.641 2.1 0.4 1.8 4.7 3.1 2.9

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 162.4 165.007 167.704 2.3 0.5 1.6 4.4 3.9 3.3

Health care and social assistance

 167.3 172.665 174.075 1.1 1.0 0.8 4.3 4.4 4.0

Hospitals

 168.0 173.279 174.071 0.9 0.8 0.5 4.4 4.1 3.6

Nursing and residential care facilities

 166.2 170.485 171.527 0.7 0.7 0.6 3.6 3.3 3.2

Nursing care facilities(2)

 165.0 169.733 170.254 0.2 0.9 0.3 3.0 3.1 3.2

Leisure and hospitality

 178.4 182.161 183.220 0.7 0.5 0.6 3.4 2.8 2.7

Accommodation and food service

 182.1 186.353 187.240 0.5 0.6 0.5 3.4 2.8 2.8

Other services, except public administration

 170.7 174.772 177.007 0.6 0.5 1.3 4.5 3.0 3.7

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
Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025

Bargaining status

Union

 170.3 176.467 177.899 0.7 1.4 0.8 5.8 4.3 4.5

Goods-producing industries(2)

 160.4 165.918 167.582 0.8 1.5 1.0 4.7 4.2 4.5

Manufacturing

 154.1 160.052 161.560 0.5 1.4 0.9 5.5 4.3 4.8

Service-providing industries(3)

 177.1 183.646 184.951 0.6 1.3 0.7 6.4 4.3 4.4

Nonunion

 165.8 170.460 171.555 0.6 1.0 0.6 3.4 3.4 3.5

Goods-producing industries(2)

 160.3 164.774 165.766 0.6 1.0 0.6 3.2 3.4 3.4

Manufacturing

 162.1 166.358 167.202 0.5 1.1 0.5 3.5 3.1 3.1

Service-providing industries(3)

 167.2 171.834 172.950 0.7 1.0 0.6 3.5 3.5 3.4

Census region and division(4)

Northeast

 167.4 172.336 173.419 0.6 1.1 0.6 3.2 3.6 3.6

New England

 170.9 175.828 177.071 0.3 1.1 0.7 2.5 3.2 3.6

Middle Atlantic

 166.2 171.069 172.094 0.7 1.0 0.6 3.6 3.7 3.5

South

 164.0 168.629 169.977 0.7 0.9 0.8 3.3 3.5 3.6

South Atlantic

 167.6 172.048 173.204 0.7 1.0 0.7 3.3 3.4 3.3

East South Central

 163.0 168.395 169.684 0.5 1.2 0.8 3.1 3.8 4.1

West South Central

 158.4 163.105 164.836 0.6 0.5 1.1 3.3 3.6 4.1

Midwest

 163.2 167.837 168.730 0.7 1.1 0.5 3.6 3.5 3.4

East North Central

 162.0 166.325 167.293 0.6 1.2 0.6 3.6 3.3 3.3

West North Central

 166.0 171.414 172.137 0.7 1.0 0.4 3.6 4.0 3.7

West

 172.1 176.969 178.045 0.6 1.1 0.6 4.4 3.5 3.5

Mountain

 169.9 174.179 175.033 0.8 0.9 0.5 4.3 3.3 3.0

Pacific

 173.2 178.317 179.483 0.6 1.3 0.7 4.5 3.6 3.6

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
Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025

All workers

 169.4 172.518 175.524 2.1 0.3 1.7 4.7 4.0 3.6

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 166.2 168.883 171.935 2.2 0.3 1.8 4.5 3.8 3.5

Professional and related

 165.9 168.430 171.658 2.2 0.3 1.9 4.5 3.8 3.5

Sales and office

 173.7 178.005 180.602 1.8 0.4 1.5 5.0 4.3 4.0

Office and administrative support

 173.7 177.994 180.554 1.8 0.4 1.4 5.0 4.3 3.9

Service occupations

 178.6 182.997 186.289 1.7 0.3 1.8 5.3 4.2 4.3

Industry

Education and health services

 166.6 169.153 172.446 2.3 0.3 1.9 4.3 3.8 3.5

Educational services

 165.7 167.970 171.468 2.3 0.2 2.1 4.3 3.7 3.5

Schools

 165.6 167.889 171.401 2.3 0.2 2.1 4.3 3.8 3.5

Elementary and secondary schools

 165.9 167.753 171.386 2.4 0.2 2.2 4.1 3.6 3.3

Health care and social assistance

 173.7 178.357 180.081 1.5 0.7 1.0 4.4 4.2 3.7

Hospitals

 169.8 174.665 176.080 1.4 0.9 0.8 4.4 4.3 3.7

Public administration

 174.0 178.143 180.735 1.8 0.2 1.5 5.4 4.2 3.9

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
Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025

All workers(1)

 167.0 171.362 172.925 1.0 1.0 0.9 3.9 3.6 3.5

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 166.6 170.718 172.298 1.1 0.9 0.9 4.1 3.6 3.4

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 160.7 164.611 166.299 1.1 1.0 1.0 3.6 3.5 3.5

Management, business, and financial

 162.2 166.136 167.159 0.8 1.2 0.6 3.2 3.3 3.1

Professional and related

 160.1 163.976 166.133 1.3 0.8 1.3 3.9 3.7 3.8

Sales and office

 170.7 176.390 177.113 0.4 1.4 0.4 3.3 3.7 3.8

Sales and related

 168.3 175.484 175.475 -0.2 1.7 0.0 2.4 4.1 4.3

Office and administrative support

 172.4 176.697 178.045 0.9 1.0 0.8 4.1 3.5 3.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 166.4 170.932 172.996 1.2 1.0 1.2 4.5 3.9 4.0

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 164.7 169.453 171.250 1.0 1.0 1.1 3.9 4.0 4.0

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 168.4 172.669 175.034 1.3 1.0 1.4 5.2 3.8 3.9

Production, transportation, and material moving

 175.7 180.166 181.612 1.0 0.9 0.8 5.3 3.5 3.4

Production

 170.8 175.236 176.657 0.9 0.9 0.8 4.5 3.6 3.4

Transportation and material moving

 181.8 186.351 187.835 1.0 1.0 0.8 5.8 3.5 3.3

Service occupations

 180.7 185.347 187.288 1.1 0.6 1.0 4.4 3.7 3.6

Industry

Goods-producing industries(3)

 164.5 169.545 170.853 0.8 1.2 0.8 3.8 3.9 3.9

Manufacturing

 164.8 169.615 170.727 0.7 1.2 0.7 4.0 3.6 3.6

Service-providing industries(4)

 167.4 171.698 173.305 1.0 0.9 0.9 3.9 3.6 3.5

Education and health services

 162.5 166.071 168.591 1.8 0.6 1.5 4.4 4.1 3.7

Educational services

 155.8 157.379 160.962 2.4 0.2 2.3 4.4 3.5 3.3

Elementary and secondary schools

 154.3 155.482 159.417 2.5 0.2 2.5 4.3 3.3 3.3

Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

 156.8 159.398 162.466 2.3 0.3 1.9 4.5 4.0 3.6

Health care and social assistance

 169.4 174.760 176.405 1.3 1.0 0.9 4.3 4.5 4.1

Hospitals

 169.1 174.550 175.485 1.1 0.9 0.5 4.3 4.4 3.8

Nursing and residential care facilities

 171.9 176.225 177.600 0.9 0.6 0.8 3.9 3.4 3.3

Public administration

 162.7 166.315 168.496 1.9 0.3 1.3 5.1 4.1 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) 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
Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025

All workers

 169.1 173.849 175.109 0.7 1.1 0.7 3.8 3.5 3.6

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 168.8 173.240 174.507 0.8 1.0 0.7 4.0 3.5 3.4

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 162.9 167.323 168.580 0.7 1.2 0.8 3.4 3.5 3.5

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 161.5 165.731 166.940 0.8 1.0 0.7 3.6 3.5 3.4

Management, business, and financial

 162.8 166.923 167.816 0.6 1.3 0.5 3.0 3.2 3.1

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 160.4 164.385 165.157 0.7 1.1 0.5 3.3 3.2 3.0

Professional and related

 163.2 167.912 169.506 0.8 1.0 0.9 3.8 3.7 3.9

Sales and office

 171.7 177.474 178.049 0.3 1.4 0.3 3.2 3.7 3.7

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 174.7 179.004 180.034 0.7 1.0 0.6 3.9 3.2 3.1

Sales and related

 168.5 175.642 175.616 -0.2 1.8 0.0 2.4 4.1 4.2

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 176.0 180.281 181.227 0.7 0.9 0.5 3.8 3.1 3.0

Office and administrative support

 173.1 177.474 178.637 0.8 1.1 0.7 4.0 3.3 3.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 166.8 171.433 173.469 1.1 1.1 1.2 4.4 3.9 4.0

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 164.9 169.821 171.632 1.0 1.0 1.1 3.7 4.0 4.1

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 168.9 173.328 175.620 1.2 1.1 1.3 5.2 3.9 4.0

Production, transportation, and material moving

 176.0 180.506 181.909 0.9 1.0 0.8 5.3 3.5 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 175.8 180.237 181.478 1.0 1.0 0.7 5.3 3.5 3.2

Production

 170.9 175.286 176.705 0.9 0.9 0.8 4.5 3.5 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 171.0 175.577 176.916 0.9 0.8 0.8 4.3 3.6 3.5

Transportation and material moving

 182.6 187.274 188.689 0.9 1.0 0.8 5.8 3.5 3.3

Service occupations

 184.6 189.539 191.210 0.9 0.8 0.9 4.2 3.6 3.6

Industry and occupational group

Goods-producing industries(2)

 164.5 169.627 170.921 0.7 1.1 0.8 3.7 3.9 3.9

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 164.6 169.567 170.833 0.8 1.1 0.7 4.0 3.8 3.8

Management, professional, and related

 158.0 163.295 163.997 0.4 1.4 0.4 3.7 3.8 3.8

Sales and office

 172.0 178.159 180.004 0.8 1.3 1.0 2.0 4.4 4.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 164.7 169.491 171.231 1.0 1.1 1.0 3.8 4.0 4.0

Production, transportation, and material moving

 168.8 173.620 174.931 0.9 0.9 0.8 4.4 3.8 3.6

Construction

 163.5 168.655 170.265 1.1 1.1 1.0 3.0 4.2 4.1

Manufacturing

 164.8 169.615 170.727 0.7 1.2 0.7 4.0 3.6 3.6

Management, professional, and related

 158.9 163.700 164.430 0.4 1.3 0.4 3.9 3.4 3.5

Sales and office

 168.3 172.563 173.893 0.4 1.4 0.8 3.4 3.0 3.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 166.4 171.822 173.293 1.3 1.5 0.9 4.4 4.6 4.1

Production, transportation, and material moving

 168.7 173.645 174.978 0.8 1.0 0.8 4.3 3.7 3.7

Aircraft manufacturing

 164.1 171.850 172.809 0.2 1.0 0.6 2.6 4.9 5.3

Service-providing industries(3)

 170.2 174.944 176.198 0.7 1.1 0.7 3.8 3.5 3.5

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 169.9 174.241 175.509 0.8 1.0 0.7 4.0 3.4 3.3

Management, professional, and related

 163.7 167.985 169.311 0.8 1.1 0.8 3.4 3.4 3.4

Sales and office

 171.6 177.410 177.850 0.2 1.4 0.2 3.4 3.6 3.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 169.8 174.309 176.782 1.2 1.0 1.4 5.3 3.9 4.1

Production, transportation, and material moving

 182.7 187.013 188.492 0.9 1.0 0.8 5.9 3.3 3.2

Service occupations

 184.7 189.654 191.331 0.9 0.8 0.9 4.2 3.6 3.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 173.8 178.416 180.120 0.6 1.2 1.0 4.2 3.3 3.6

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 174.8 178.813 180.134 0.7 1.1 0.7 4.7 3.1 3.1

Wholesale trade

 160.0 164.304 166.330 0.1 1.0 1.2 2.6 2.8 4.0

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 164.0 167.159 168.236 0.6 0.9 0.6 3.5 2.6 2.6

Retail trade

 179.2 183.669 185.065 0.6 1.2 0.8 3.0 3.1 3.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 177.9 181.913 183.231 0.7 1.1 0.7 3.4 3.0 3.0

Transportation and warehousing

 181.6 186.650 188.497 1.0 1.5 1.0 8.4 3.8 3.8

Utilities

 171.1 176.532 178.167 0.9 1.0 0.9 3.8 4.1 4.1

Information

 160.6 163.262 164.168 1.5 1.2 0.6 3.5 3.1 2.2

Financial activities

 164.1 170.669 170.788 0.2 2.1 0.1 2.1 4.3 4.1

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 163.6 168.332 168.505 0.5 0.9 0.1 2.9 3.4 3.0

Finance and insurance

 164.3 171.004 171.523 -0.1 2.2 0.3 1.9 4.0 4.4

Credit intermediation and related activities

 163.9 169.848 170.053 -0.3 1.6 0.1 2.2 3.3 3.8

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 166.5 171.058 171.198 0.4 0.7 0.1 2.9 3.1 2.8

Insurance carriers and related activities

 163.3 170.296 169.311 -0.6 1.6 -0.6 2.1 3.6 3.7

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 160.3 165.109 165.275 0.4 1.2 0.1 3.2 3.4 3.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

 163.8 169.503 167.761 1.7 2.2 -1.0 3.3 5.3 2.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 167.1 172.589 172.123 0.7 1.6 -0.3 2.6 4.0 3.0

Professional and business services

 168.2 172.823 173.519 0.2 1.0 0.4 3.6 3.0 3.2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 167.9 173.144 174.020 0.2 1.0 0.5 3.1 3.3 3.6

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 171.6 175.842 177.191 0.7 0.9 0.8 3.7 3.2 3.3

Education and health services

 168.5 173.211 175.107 1.4 0.9 1.1 4.4 4.3 3.9

Educational services

 162.9 164.051 167.246 2.1 0.3 1.9 4.8 2.9 2.7

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 159.2 161.397 164.136 2.4 0.4 1.7 4.3 3.8 3.1

Health care and social assistance

 169.7 175.111 176.760 1.3 1.0 0.9 4.3 4.5 4.2

Hospitals

 169.9 175.525 176.390 1.0 0.8 0.5 4.4 4.4 3.8

Nursing and residential care facilities

 172.9 177.313 178.558 0.9 0.6 0.7 3.9 3.4 3.3

Nursing care facilities(1)

 171.4 176.546 177.314 0.5 0.9 0.4 3.3 3.5 3.5

Leisure and hospitality

 185.2 189.219 190.303 0.7 0.4 0.6 3.6 2.9 2.8

Accommodation and food service

 189.0 193.639 194.554 0.6 0.5 0.5 3.6 3.1 2.9

Other services, except public administration

 173.6 177.403 179.995 0.6 0.5 1.5 4.7 2.8 3.7

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
Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025

Bargaining status

Union

 169.5 175.910 177.625 0.8 1.4 1.0 6.4 4.6 4.8

Goods-producing industries(1)

 158.6 164.434 166.394 1.0 1.6 1.2 5.1 4.7 4.9

Manufacturing

 157.4 163.626 165.489 0.8 1.4 1.1 5.6 4.8 5.1

Service-providing industries(2)

 176.1 182.900 184.481 0.7 1.3 0.9 7.1 4.6 4.8

Nonunion

 169.1 173.716 174.939 0.7 1.1 0.7 3.6 3.5 3.5

Goods-producing industries(1)

 165.8 170.816 171.988 0.7 1.1 0.7 3.4 3.8 3.7

Manufacturing

 166.4 171.061 172.077 0.7 1.2 0.6 3.8 3.5 3.4

Service-providing industries(2)

 169.8 174.385 175.619 0.7 1.1 0.7 3.5 3.4 3.4

Census region and division(3)

Northeast

 168.8 173.709 174.933 0.7 1.0 0.7 3.4 3.6 3.6

New England

 174.4 179.509 180.955 0.3 1.1 0.8 2.5 3.2 3.8

Middle Atlantic

 166.6 171.503 172.647 0.8 0.9 0.7 3.7 3.8 3.6

South

 167.6 172.371 173.897 0.7 1.0 0.9 3.4 3.5 3.8

South Atlantic

 171.7 176.352 177.619 0.6 1.1 0.7 3.4 3.4 3.4

East South Central

 165.3 170.862 172.365 0.6 1.2 0.9 3.2 4.0 4.3

West South Central

 161.7 166.564 168.579 0.6 1.0 1.2 3.3 3.6 4.3

Midwest

 164.8 169.518 170.498 0.8 1.2 0.6 3.7 3.7 3.5

East North Central

 163.3 167.669 168.722 0.7 1.3 0.6 3.6 3.4 3.3

West North Central

 168.3 173.860 174.675 0.8 1.0 0.5 3.9 4.1 3.8

West

 175.7 180.391 181.576 0.7 1.2 0.7 4.6 3.4 3.3

Mountain

 173.9 178.020 178.935 0.9 0.9 0.5 4.6 3.3 2.9

Pacific

 176.7 181.622 182.922 0.6 1.4 0.7 4.7 3.4 3.5

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
Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025

All workers

 158.1 160.663 163.697 2.2 0.3 1.9 4.6 3.9 3.5

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 155.3 157.465 160.636 2.3 0.3 2.0 4.4 3.7 3.4

Professional and related

 154.8 156.930 160.318 2.2 0.3 2.2 4.3 3.7 3.6

Sales and office

 160.0 163.588 165.962 1.9 0.5 1.5 4.8 4.2 3.7

Office and administrative support

 160.5 164.094 166.455 1.8 0.5 1.4 4.8 4.1 3.7

Service occupations

 167.9 171.500 174.436 1.9 0.2 1.7 5.0 4.1 3.9

Industry

Education and health services

 155.6 157.599 161.066 2.4 0.3 2.2 4.4 3.7 3.5

Educational services

 154.4 156.024 159.719 2.5 0.2 2.4 4.4 3.6 3.4

Schools

 154.4 156.030 159.733 2.5 0.2 2.4 4.4 3.6 3.5

Elementary and secondary schools

 153.9 155.088 158.959 2.6 0.2 2.5 4.3 3.4 3.3

Health care and social assistance

 166.5 170.973 172.579 1.6 0.9 0.9 4.3 4.4 3.7

Hospitals

 165.2 169.909 171.201 1.7 1.1 0.8 4.3 4.6 3.6

Public administration

 162.7 166.315 168.496 1.9 0.3 1.3 5.1 4.1 3.6

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
Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

 167.0 171.680 172.916 0.7 0.7 0.7 3.7 3.5 3.5

Private industry workers

All workers

 160.1 164.815 165.630 0.4 0.8 0.5 3.3 3.4 3.5

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 158.0 162.450 163.165 0.4 0.5 0.4 3.2 3.2 3.3

Sales and office

 162.3 167.694 168.565 0.4 1.1 0.5 2.7 3.7 3.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 159.0 163.188 164.370 0.6 1.0 0.7 2.6 3.2 3.4

Production, transportation, and material moving

 162.4 167.491 168.266 0.4 1.3 0.5 4.8 3.6 3.6

Service occupations

 162.0 166.870 167.867 0.7 0.9 0.6 3.5 3.8 3.6

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 152.4 156.113 156.862 0.3 0.9 0.5 3.0 2.8 2.9

Manufacturing

 152.3 156.095 156.694 0.3 1.0 0.4 3.3 2.8 2.9

Aircraft manufacturing

 108.2 112.982 113.088 -0.2 1.3 0.1 0.5 4.2 4.5

Service-providing industries(3)

 162.7 167.688 168.523 0.5 0.8 0.5 3.4 3.6 3.6

Bargaining status

Union

 171.9 177.643 178.648 0.5 1.3 0.6 4.9 3.8 3.9

Nonunion

 157.7 162.293 163.079 0.4 0.7 0.5 3.1 3.4 3.4

State and local government workers

All workers

 192.6 197.029 199.999 1.8 0.2 1.5 4.8 4.1 3.8

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
Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025

Northeast

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

 1.7 3.0 3.3 1.6 2.8 3.2

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

 3.0 3.1 3.8 3.0 3.1 3.9

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

 3.2 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.9 3.4

South

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

 4.8 3.2 2.9 5.6 3.2 2.8

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA

 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.5

Houston-Pasadena, TX CSA

 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.4 5.5 5.0

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

 2.2 3.0 5.7 2.4 2.7 5.9

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

 3.6 2.5 2.2 4.0 2.1 1.9

Midwest

Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA

 3.1 3.6 4.0 3.1 3.6 3.9

Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI CSA

 5.0 2.1 2.1 4.3 3.5 3.3

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA

 4.1 5.3 3.7 4.2 5.7 3.6

West

Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA CSA

 4.6 3.9 3.4 4.8 4.1 3.4

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ CSA

 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.0 2.6

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA

 5.3 3.3 3.7 5.4 3.1 3.9

Seattle-Tacoma, WA CSA

 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.3

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: December 10, 2025