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Table 1. Seasonally adjusted: Employment Cost Index for total compensation, by ownership, occupational group, and industry

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-
Mar.
2026		 Jun.
2026		 Jun.
2024		 Sep.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Mar.
2025		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Jun.
2026

Civilian workers

All workers(2)

 175.618 177.178 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9

Industry

Goods-producing industries(3)

 168.748 170.434 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.0

Manufacturing

 168.577 170.061 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.9

Service-providing industries(4)

 177.074 178.614 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9

Education and health services

 175.995 177.628 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.9

Educational services

 173.561 175.305 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.0

Elementary and secondary schools

 173.600 175.330 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 172.487 174.253 1.0 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.7 1.0

Health care and social assistance

 178.333 179.877 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.9

Hospitals

 177.054 179.063 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.9 0.5 1.1

Nursing and residential care facilities

 176.201 177.278 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.6

Public administration

 184.257 186.031 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0

Private industry workers

All workers

 174.974 176.494 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 169.764 171.287 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9

Management, business, and financial

 169.387 170.937 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.9

Professional and related

 170.402 171.902 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9

Sales and office

 177.497 178.559 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.8 0.6

Sales and related

 173.587 174.325 -0.5 0.5 1.2 0.7 1.4 0.7 -0.1 0.9 0.4

Office and administrative support

 180.326 181.678 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 173.468 174.911 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 171.681 173.240 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 175.482 176.792 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.1 0.7

Production, transportation, and material moving

 180.407 182.066 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9

Production

 174.574 176.266 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.4 1.0

Transportation and material moving

 186.822 188.477 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.9

Service occupations

 188.841 190.347 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8

Industry

Goods-producing industries(3)

 168.630 170.315 0.5 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.0

Construction

 168.818 170.861 -0.1 1.1 0.7 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.3 1.2

Manufacturing

 168.577 170.061 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.9

Aircraft manufacturing

 149.261 149.865 -0.1 0.7 2.3 0.6 1.0 1.1 0.0 3.4 0.4

Service-providing industries(5)

 176.694 178.182 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 181.031 182.671 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.1 0.9

Wholesale trade

 170.831 171.568 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.6 1.3 0.2 1.2 0.4

Retail trade

 183.909 186.037 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.9 1.2

Transportation and warehousing

 186.813 188.516 1.7 0.8 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.8 0.4 1.3 0.9

Utilities

 187.617 190.174 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.4

Information

 168.990 169.964 -0.3 1.4 0.4 0.4 1.3 0.8 0.4 1.4 0.6

Financial activities

 173.334 174.676 1.1 0.6 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.8

Finance and insurance

 173.876 175.280 1.1 0.4 1.5 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.2 0.8

Credit intermediation and related activities

 174.151 175.310 0.7 0.4 1.8 1.9 -0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7

Insurance carriers and related activities

 172.910 174.024 1.1 0.2 1.0 1.4 0.8 0.5 1.0 0.6 0.6

Real estate and rental and leasing

 170.955 171.987 0.7 1.3 0.7 1.0 1.8 -0.8 1.4 1.5 0.6

Professional and business services

 173.046 174.730 0.8 0.4 1.1 0.5 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.4 1.0

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 174.337 176.093 0.9 0.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.4 1.0

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 173.471 175.113 0.9 0.7 1.3 0.2 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.9

Education and health services

 176.575 178.110 1.0 1.2 0.7 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.9

Educational services

 171.709 173.477 0.9 1.2 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.6 1.0

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 170.227 171.967 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.4 0.5 1.0

Health care and social assistance

 177.566 179.059 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.8

Hospitals

 176.508 178.521 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.4 1.1

Nursing and residential care facilities

 174.412 175.523 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.6

Leisure and hospitality

 185.988 186.852 1.5 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.5

Accommodation and food services

 189.706 190.637 1.5 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5

Other services, except public administration

 180.395 181.228 1.1 0.6 1.1 0.5 0.8 1.4 1.5 0.4 0.5

State and local government workers

All workers

 178.506 180.246 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0

Industry

Education and health services

 175.148 176.923 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.0

Educational services

 174.043 175.781 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0

Schools

 173.959 175.704 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0

Elementary and secondary schools

 173.987 175.719 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.0

Health care and social assistance

 183.696 185.740 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.8 1.2 1.1

Hospitals

 179.525 181.505 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.3 0.5 0.8 1.2 1.1

Public administration

 184.257 186.031 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0

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
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Last Modified Date: August 03, 2026