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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-
Sep.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Dec.
2022		 Mar.
2023		 Jun.
2023		 Sep.
2023		 Dec.
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Jun.
2024		 Sep.
2024		 Dec.
2024

Civilian workers

All workers(2)

 166.8 168.3 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.9

Industry

Goods-producing industries(3)

 160.6 161.8 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.9 0.7

Manufacturing

 160.6 161.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.7

Service-providing industries(4)

 168.1 169.6 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.9

Education and health services

 166.4 167.7 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.8

Educational services

 164.9 166.1 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.7

Elementary and secondary schools

 165.0 166.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.7

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 163.5 164.9 1.1 1.3 0.8 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.3 0.9

Health care and social assistance

 168.0 169.3 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.8

Hospitals

 168.4 169.9 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.9

Nursing and residential care facilities

 167.8 169.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.5 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.7

Public administration

 173.6 175.8 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.5 0.8 1.3

Private industry workers

All workers

 166.3 167.7 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.8

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 161.3 162.6 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.8

Management, business, and financial

 161.6 163.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.6 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.9

Professional and related

 161.2 162.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.7

Sales and office

 168.6 170.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.9

Sales and related

 165.0 167.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.4 1.1 1.6 -0.4 -0.1 1.2

Office and administrative support

 171.2 172.2 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 164.2 165.8 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 162.5 164.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 166.1 167.7 0.9 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.6 0.9 0.6 1.2 1.0

Production, transportation, and material moving

 172.0 173.0 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.5 1.3 1.4 0.8 0.6

Production

 166.9 168.2 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.8

Transportation and material moving

 177.9 178.6 0.7 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.8 1.3 1.7 0.8 0.4

Service occupations

 179.2 180.8 1.2 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.3 0.8 0.9

Industry

Goods-producing industries(3)

 160.6 161.7 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.9 0.7

Construction

 160.7 161.6 1.0 1.3 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.9 -0.3 1.1 0.6

Manufacturing

 160.6 161.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.7

Aircraft manufacturing

 137.2 140.7 1.1 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.7 1.0 -0.6 0.8 2.6

Service-providing industries(5)

 167.8 169.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 172.4 173.4 1.0 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.4 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.6

Wholesale trade

 162.9 164.5 1.3 0.8 1.3 0.8 0.9 1.4 -0.1 0.6 1.0

Retail trade

 175.7 176.9 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.1 0.8 -0.1 1.4 0.9 0.7

Transportation and warehousing

 177.1 177.1 0.6 1.0 1.4 0.7 3.0 1.9 1.9 0.7 0.0

Utilities

 176.7 178.3 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.3 0.9 0.4 0.9 1.0 0.9

Information

 161.3 162.1 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.3 1.0 0.9 -0.2 1.4 0.5

Financial activities

 162.8 165.1 1.2 0.5 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.5 1.0 0.4 1.4

Finance and insurance

 163.0 165.7 1.3 0.3 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.2 1.7

Credit intermediation and related activities

 164.5 168.2 1.3 1.4 0.4 1.3 1.1 1.6 0.4 0.0 2.2

Insurance carriers and related activities

 163.9 165.6 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.2 -0.1 1.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

 161.9 162.6 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.1 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.4

Professional and business services

 165.5 167.3 1.0 1.4 0.9 0.9 0.6 1.5 0.8 0.2 1.1

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 166.0 168.0 0.9 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.4 0.8 0.0 1.2

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 166.5 168.4 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.1

Education and health services

 166.5 167.6 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.7

Educational services

 163.3 163.7 1.3 1.2 0.7 1.2 1.1 1.5 0.8 1.3 0.2

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 161.8 163.2 1.0 0.9 0.7 1.2 0.9 1.2 0.7 1.5 0.9

Health care and social assistance

 167.2 168.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.7

Hospitals

 168.2 169.6 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.8

Nursing and residential care facilities

 166.2 167.4 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.5 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.7

Leisure and hospitality

 178.2 180.2 1.2 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.5 1.4 0.6 1.1

Accommodation and food services

 182.0 184.0 1.2 1.3 1.2 0.6 1.0 0.4 1.5 0.6 1.1

Other services, except public administration

 170.5 172.6 0.8 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.8 1.0 0.6 1.2

State and local government workers

All workers

 169.1 170.7 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.9

Industry

Education and health services

 166.3 167.7 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.8

Educational services

 165.3 166.7 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.8

Schools

 165.3 166.6 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.8

Elementary and secondary schools

 165.5 166.7 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.7

Health care and social assistance

 173.6 175.6 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.3 0.7 1.7 1.1 0.9 1.2

Hospitals

 169.5 171.4 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.4 0.6 1.7 1.2 0.8 1.1

Public administration

 173.6 175.8 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.5 0.8 1.3

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: January 31, 2025