Table 2. Seasonally adjusted: Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, by ownership, occupational group, and industry

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-
Occupational group and industry	Sep. 2022	Dec. 2022	Dec. 2020	Mar. 2021	Jun. 2021	Sep. 2021	Dec. 2021	Mar. 2022	Jun. 2022	Sep. 2022	Dec. 2022
Civilian workers
All workers(1)	153.6	155.2	0.8	1.1	0.8	1.5	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.3	1.0
Industry
Goods-producing industries(2)	152.3	153.8	0.6	0.8	1.2	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.0
Manufacturing	152.5	154.0	0.6	0.7	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.5	1.2	1.3	1.0
Service-providing industries(3)	153.9	155.6	0.8	1.1	0.8	1.6	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.3	1.1
Education and health services	148.0	149.9	0.6	0.6	0.7	1.2	1.0	1.2	1.0	1.7	1.3
Educational services	142.3	143.8	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.9	0.5	0.8	0.7	1.9	1.1
Elementary and secondary schools	140.9	142.4	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.7	0.4	0.8	0.5	2.0	1.1
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools	143.8	145.1	0.4	0.4	0.5	1.2	0.6	0.7	0.9	1.8	0.9
Health care and social assistance	154.0	156.1	0.5	0.8	1.1	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.3	1.6	1.4
Hospitals	153.8	155.8	0.4	0.9	1.1	1.3	1.7	1.2	1.3	1.6	1.3
Nursing and residential care facilities	156.5	158.7	0.9	1.1	1.3	1.9	1.9	1.7	1.7	2.1	1.4

Private industry workers
All workers	155.9	157.5	0.8	1.2	0.9	1.6	1.1	1.3	1.6	1.2	1.0
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	150.7	152.2	0.5	0.7	0.8	1.4	0.8	1.1	1.4	0.8	1.0
Professional and related	150.0	151.6	0.5	0.8	0.8	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.1
Management, business, and financial	151.6	153.0	0.5	0.6	1.0	1.7	0.4	0.9	1.6	0.4	0.9
Sales and office	159.3	161.3	1.1	2.3	0.5	1.5	1.1	1.4	2.2	1.1	1.3
Office and administrative support	158.7	160.8	0.8	0.8	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.7	1.2	1.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	152.5	153.9	0.6	1.2	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.4	1.1	1.1	0.9
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	152.4	153.8	0.7	0.9	1.3	1.1	1.0	1.3	0.9	1.3	0.9
Installation, maintenance, and repair	152.8	154.2	0.6	1.4	0.6	1.0	1.1	1.5	1.2	1.0	0.9
Production, transportation, and material moving	160.5	162.1	1.0	1.0	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.3	1.5	1.0
Production	156.7	158.5	0.9	1.2	1.6	1.4	1.5	1.2	1.3	1.7	1.1
Transportation and material moving	165.8	167.2	1.2	0.8	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.4	1.4	1.2	0.9
Service occupations	168.9	170.9	1.1	1.4	2.1	2.1	2.2	1.9	2.0	1.8	1.2

Industry
Goods-producing industries(2)	152.4	153.9	0.6	0.8	1.2	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.0
Construction	151.8	153.7	0.6	0.8	1.1	0.7	1.2	0.7	1.7	1.0	1.2
Manufacturing	152.5	154.0	0.6	0.7	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.5	1.2	1.3	1.0
Aircraft manufacturing	155.4	156.8	0.6	0.2	0.5	0.1	0.5	1.2	0.7	0.9	0.9
Service-providing industries(4)	156.8	158.4	0.8	1.3	0.9	1.7	1.1	1.3	1.6	1.2	1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	159.8	161.3	1.0	1.0	1.4	1.5	1.9	1.4	1.7	0.8	0.9
Wholesale trade	149.5	151.2	0.4	1.0	2.0	1.4	1.7	1.6	2.1	0.1	1.2
Retail trade	166.4	167.7	1.5	1.1	1.3	1.8	2.5	1.5	1.8	1.3	0.8
Transportation and warehousing	160.8	162.4	1.2	0.6	1.1	1.2	1.2	0.7	1.0	0.8	1.0
Utilities	157.8	159.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.6	1.1	0.9
Information	149.3	151.7	1.2	0.9	0.6	1.4	0.8	1.5	0.6	1.2	1.6
Financial activities	154.1	156.2	1.0	4.5	-2.1	2.9	-1.3	0.5	2.4	0.7	1.4
Finance and insurance	154.9	157.2	1.2	5.3	-2.7	3.2	-1.8	0.1	2.5	0.6	1.5
Credit intermediation and related activities	152.6	155.5	1.2	-0.2	3.2	7.6	-2.3	-2.3	3.3	-0.7	1.9
Insurance carriers and related activities	152.9	154.3	0.9	0.8	0.4	0.9	0.8	1.3	1.7	1.0	0.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	151.2	152.3	0.2	0.6	1.2	1.0	1.6	2.2	2.2	0.7	0.7
Professional and business services	155.7	157.0	0.8	0.8	1.0	1.4	0.9	1.3	1.7	1.1	0.8
Professional, scientific, and technical services	156.7	157.6	0.8	0.3	1.1	1.5	0.7	1.0	2.0	1.1	0.6
Education and health services	153.1	155.2	0.6	0.8	0.9	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.4
Educational services	148.2	150.0	0.9	0.5	0.4	1.4	0.4	1.2	1.7	0.9	1.2
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools	146.7	147.7	0.4	0.5	0.9	1.1	0.5	0.8	1.1	1.3	0.7
Health care and social assistance	154.2	156.4	0.6	0.8	1.0	1.5	1.7	1.5	1.3	1.5	1.4
Hospitals	154.5	156.6	0.4	1.1	1.0	1.3	1.6	1.4	1.3	1.5	1.4
Nursing and residential care facilities	157.4	159.6	0.9	1.1	1.4	2.0	2.0	1.8	1.7	2.1	1.4
Leisure and hospitality	171.1	172.7	0.6	1.7	2.6	2.5	1.8	1.9	1.8	1.8	0.9
Accommodation and food services	174.7	176.2	0.8	1.8	2.6	2.5	2.0	1.9	1.8	1.7	0.9
Other services, except public administration	157.7	158.7	0.6	1.3	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.0	1.2	0.7

State and local government workers
All workers	144.0	145.5	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.9	0.7	0.9	0.7	2.1	1.0
Industry
Education and health services	142.2	143.7	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.6	2.1	1.1
Educational services	141.1	142.5	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.5	2.1	1.0
Schools	141.0	142.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.5	2.0	1.1
Elementary and secondary schools	140.5	142.0	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.5	2.0	1.1
Health care and social assistance	151.7	153.6	0.6	0.6	1.0	1.4	1.2	0.8	1.4	2.2	1.3
Hospitals	150.4	152.1	0.5	0.7	1.1	1.4	1.2	0.8	1.3	2.0	1.2
Public administration	147.2	148.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	1.4	0.7	1.3	1.1	2.1	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; 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

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