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

Civilian workers

All workers(2)

 177.178 178.574 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8

Industry

Goods-producing industries(3)

 170.434 171.669 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.7

Manufacturing

 170.061 171.165 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.6

Service-providing industries(4)

 178.614 180.040 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8

Education and health services

 177.628 179.084 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.8

Educational services

 175.305 176.311 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.6

Elementary and secondary schools

 175.330 176.492 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.7

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 174.253 175.107 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.5

Health care and social assistance

 179.877 181.710 1.2 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.9 1.0

Hospitals

 179.063 181.091 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.9 0.5 1.1 1.1

Nursing and residential care facilities

 177.278 178.482 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.7

Public administration

 186.031 186.913 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.5

Private industry workers

All workers

 176.494 177.950 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 171.287 172.766 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9

Management, business, and financial

 170.937 172.284 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.8

Professional and related

 171.902 173.508 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9

Sales and office

 178.559 180.069 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.8

Sales and related

 174.325 176.118 0.5 1.2 0.7 1.4 0.7 -0.1 0.9 0.4 1.0

Office and administrative support

 181.678 182.925 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 174.911 176.412 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.9

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 173.240 174.934 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 176.792 178.070 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.7

Production, transportation, and material moving

 182.066 183.760 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9

Production

 176.266 178.029 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.4 1.0 1.0

Transportation and material moving

 188.477 190.143 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.9

Service occupations

 190.347 191.290 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.5

Industry

Goods-producing industries(3)

 170.315 171.549 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.7

Construction

 170.861 172.121 1.1 0.7 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.3 1.2 0.7

Manufacturing

 170.061 171.165 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.6

Aircraft manufacturing

 149.865 151.985 0.7 2.3 0.6 1.0 1.1 0.0 3.4 0.4 1.4

Service-providing industries(5)

 178.182 179.688 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 182.671 184.302 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.1 0.9 0.9

Wholesale trade

 171.568 172.858 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.6 1.3 0.2 1.2 0.4 0.8

Retail trade

 186.037 187.510 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.9 1.2 0.8

Transportation and warehousing

 188.516 190.554 0.8 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.8 0.4 1.3 0.9 1.1

Utilities

 190.174 193.113 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.5

Information

 169.964 171.560 1.4 0.4 0.4 1.3 0.8 0.4 1.4 0.6 0.9

Financial activities

 174.676 176.075 0.6 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.8 0.8

Finance and insurance

 175.280 176.803 0.4 1.5 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.2 0.8 0.9

Credit intermediation and related activities

 175.310 177.240 0.4 1.8 1.9 -0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.1

Insurance carriers and related activities

 174.024 174.688 0.2 1.0 1.4 0.8 0.5 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

 171.987 172.743 1.3 0.7 1.0 1.8 -0.8 1.4 1.5 0.6 0.4

Professional and business services

 174.730 176.143 0.4 1.1 0.5 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.4 1.0 0.8

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 176.093 177.517 0.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.4 1.0 0.8

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 175.113 176.579 0.7 1.3 0.2 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.8

Education and health services

 178.110 179.782 1.2 0.7 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.9

Educational services

 173.477 174.163 1.2 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.6 1.0 0.4

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 171.967 172.898 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.4 0.5 1.0 0.5

Health care and social assistance

 179.059 180.911 1.2 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.8 1.0

Hospitals

 178.521 180.688 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.4 1.1 1.2

Nursing and residential care facilities

 175.523 176.645 0.8 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.6

Leisure and hospitality

 186.852 187.923 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.6

Accommodation and food services

 190.637 191.783 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.6

Other services, except public administration

 181.228 182.401 0.6 1.1 0.5 0.8 1.4 1.5 0.4 0.5 0.6

State and local government workers

All workers

 180.246 181.369 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.6

Industry

Education and health services

 176.923 178.071 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.6

Educational services

 175.781 176.867 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.6

Schools

 175.704 176.780 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.6

Elementary and secondary schools

 175.719 176.891 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.7

Health care and social assistance

 185.740 187.359 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.9

Hospitals

 181.505 182.846 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.3 0.5 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.7

Public administration

 186.031 186.913 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.5

Footnotes
(1) Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
(2) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government.
(3) 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: October 30, 2026