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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.
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
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Last Modified Date: December 10, 2025