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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-
Mar.
2025		 Jun.
2025		 Jun.
2023		 Sep.
2023		 Dec.
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Jun.
2024		 Sep.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Mar.
2025		 Jun.
2025

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

 169.6 171.310 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.0

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 167.5 169.187 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0

Manufacturing

 167.5 169.337 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.1

Service-providing industries(3)

 170.0 171.747 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.7 1.0

Education and health services

 165.0 166.663 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.0

Educational services

 157.3 158.535 0.9 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.8

Elementary and secondary schools

 155.5 156.787 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.8

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 159.0 160.373 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9

Health care and social assistance

 172.8 174.792 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.2 1.2

Hospitals

 172.7 174.761 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2

Public administration

 165.7 167.141 1.1 2.1 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9

Private industry workers

All workers

 171.8 173.566 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 165.5 167.113 1.1 1.1 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.0

Professional and related

 166.2 167.819 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0

Management, business, and financial

 165.0 166.594 1.1 1.1 0.6 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.7 1.0

Sales and office

 173.8 176.573 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.6 1.6

Sales and related

 171.7 175.367 1.5 0.8 1.0 1.1 -0.1 0.5 0.9 0.5 2.1

Office and administrative support

 175.4 177.268 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 169.6 171.291 1.0 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.7 1.0

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 168.1 169.606 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.9

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 171.4 173.262 1.0 1.3 1.9 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.4 1.1

Production, transportation, and material moving

 179.2 181.030 1.0 0.9 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.0

Production

 173.5 175.118 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.9

Transportation and material moving

 185.3 187.279 1.1 1.0 2.0 1.5 1.3 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.1

Service occupations

 188.0 189.370 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.7

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 167.6 169.261 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0

Construction

 166.9 168.243 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.9 -0.5 1.4 0.5 1.4 0.8

Manufacturing

 167.5 169.337 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.1

Aircraft manufacturing

 169.4 171.294 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.1 0.4 0.7 1.6 1.5 1.1

Service-providing industries(4)

 172.8 174.668 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.6 1.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 176.3 178.097 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0

Wholesale trade

 162.4 163.630 1.3 1.0 0.8 1.5 -0.3 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.8

Retail trade

 181.7 183.337 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.2 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9

Transportation and warehousing

 183.9 186.525 1.3 0.9 4.0 2.0 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.4

Utilities

 174.3 176.386 1.4 1.2 1.5 0.4 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.2

Information

 161.1 163.087 0.9 0.2 1.0 0.6 0.3 1.6 0.4 -0.2 1.2

Financial activities

 167.2 170.137 1.8 1.1 0.4 0.1 1.2 0.3 1.4 0.7 1.8

Finance and insurance

 167.6 170.431 2.0 1.1 0.5 -0.1 1.3 0.1 1.6 0.7 1.7

Credit intermediation and related activities

 167.8 169.254 0.9 1.5 0.9 1.2 0.4 -0.2 1.7 1.0 0.9

Insurance carriers and related activities

 167.6 169.443 1.0 1.2 0.0 0.6 1.7 -0.2 1.2 1.5 1.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

 165.8 169.378 1.2 1.3 0.2 0.7 0.8 1.6 0.5 0.9 2.2

Professional and business services

 170.7 172.567 0.8 1.0 0.7 1.6 1.0 0.2 1.3 0.4 1.1

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 171.3 172.961 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.1 1.4 0.9 1.0

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 173.8 175.618 0.9 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.1 1.0

Education and health services

 171.5 173.310 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.1

Educational services

 163.8 164.778 0.8 1.1 1.2 1.4 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.6

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 161.1 162.201 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.7 1.3 1.1 0.7 0.7

Health care and social assistance

 173.1 175.087 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.2 1.1

Hospitals

 173.8 175.653 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.1

Leisure and hospitality

 188.3 188.967 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.6 1.3 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.4

Accommodation and food services

 192.5 193.206 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.5 1.5 0.7 1.1 0.9 0.4

Other services, except public administration

 175.9 176.964 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1 0.9 1.5 -0.2 0.6

State and local government workers

All workers

 160.3 161.742 1.0 1.5 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.9

Industry

Education and health services

 157.4 158.819 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9

Educational services

 155.9 157.278 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.9

Schools

 155.9 157.286 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.9

Elementary and secondary schools

 155.1 156.409 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.8

Health care and social assistance

 169.4 171.644 0.9 1.8 0.8 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.3

Hospitals

 167.9 170.548 1.0 1.8 0.7 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.7 1.6

Public administration

 165.7 167.141 1.1 2.1 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9

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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