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	Jun. 2024	Sep. 2024	Sep. 2022	Dec. 2022	Mar. 2023	Jun. 2023	Sep. 2023	Dec. 2023	Mar. 2024	Jun. 2024	Sep. 2024
Civilian workers
All workers(1)	165.4	166.7	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.9	0.8
Industry
Goods-producing industries(2)	162.8	164.5	1.4	1.0	1.2	0.8	0.9	1.1	1.2	0.3	1.0
Manufacturing	163.4	164.9	1.4	1.0	1.1	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.3	0.7	0.9
Service-providing industries(3)	165.9	167.1	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.2	1.0	0.7
Education and health services	160.2	162.0	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.1	1.3	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1
Educational services	153.3	154.9	1.4	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.9	1.4	1.0	1.0
Elementary and secondary schools	151.8	153.1	1.4	1.1	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.3	1.1	0.9
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools	154.2	156.1	1.3	1.0	1.0	0.8	1.2	1.0	1.3	0.9	1.2
Health care and social assistance	167.2	169.3	1.5	1.5	1.3	1.2	1.4	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.3
Hospitals	167.4	169.2	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.1
Public administration	160.8	161.9	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.7	1.3	1.7	1.3	0.7

Private industry workers
All workers	167.6	168.9	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.1	0.8	0.8
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	161.6	162.7	0.8	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	0.8	1.0	0.9	0.7
Professional and related	161.9	163.1	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.1	0.8
Management, business, and financial	161.6	162.4	0.4	1.1	0.8	1.1	1.0	0.6	1.1	0.7	0.5
Sales and office	170.5	171.0	1.1	1.4	1.2	1.1	0.6	1.1	1.5	0.4	0.3
Office and administrative support	171.7	173.0	1.3	1.4	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.8	1.2	1.2	0.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	164.8	166.7	1.1	1.0	1.4	1.0	1.2	1.3	0.9	1.0	1.2
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	163.1	164.8	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair	166.8	168.9	1.1	0.9	1.6	1.0	1.4	1.8	0.9	1.1	1.3
Production, transportation, and material moving	175.0	176.6	1.5	0.9	1.2	1.0	0.9	1.7	1.5	1.2	0.9
Production	169.2	171.0	1.8	1.1	1.4	0.9	0.9	1.1	1.4	0.8	1.0
Transportation and material moving	181.1	182.6	1.3	0.8	1.1	1.1	0.9	1.9	1.6	1.3	0.8
Service occupations	182.9	184.5	1.7	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.0	0.8	1.2	1.3	0.9

Industry
Goods-producing industries(2)	162.8	164.6	1.4	1.0	1.2	0.8	0.9	1.1	1.2	0.2	1.1
Construction	161.2	163.6	1.2	1.2	1.5	0.6	1.1	1.1	1.2	-0.8	1.5
Manufacturing	163.4	164.9	1.4	1.0	1.1	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.3	0.7	0.9
Aircraft manufacturing	163.2	164.2	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.9	0.6	0.6	1.2	0.2	0.6
Service-providing industries(4)	168.8	170.0	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.0	0.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	172.6	173.9	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.5	1.0	0.9	0.8
Wholesale trade	159.2	159.9	0.5	1.2	0.7	1.3	0.8	0.9	1.6	-0.3	0.4
Retail trade	177.8	179.2	1.3	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.9	0.0	1.4	0.8
Transportation and warehousing	180.2	181.7	0.8	0.8	1.0	1.5	0.8	3.5	2.3	1.5	0.9
Utilities	169.3	171.2	1.0	0.8	1.0	1.3	1.3	1.4	0.4	0.8	1.1
Information	158.0	160.7	1.4	1.6	1.1	0.8	0.3	1.1	0.6	0.1	1.7
Financial activities	163.1	163.6	0.3	1.4	0.1	1.7	1.1	0.6	0.1	1.1	0.3
Finance and insurance	163.8	163.8	0.1	1.4	-0.1	1.9	1.1	0.6	0.0	1.2	0.0
Credit intermediation and related activities	163.6	162.9	-1.0	1.4	1.0	0.5	1.5	1.3	1.4	0.1	-0.4
Insurance carriers and related activities	163.5	163.2	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.2	0.1	0.5	1.7	-0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	160.8	163.6	0.9	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.4	0.2	0.5	0.8	1.7
Professional and business services	167.7	167.8	1.1	1.1	1.3	0.8	0.9	0.7	1.7	1.0	0.1
Professional, scientific, and technical services	167.7	167.4	1.1	0.9	1.2	0.9	0.7	0.9	1.4	1.0	-0.2
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	170.3	171.5	1.3	1.1	1.3	0.9	1.0	0.8	1.3	0.9	0.7
Education and health services	166.2	168.3	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.1	1.4	1.0	1.1	0.9	1.3
Educational services	160.3	162.2	0.9	1.3	1.2	0.7	1.2	1.0	1.6	0.9	1.2
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools	156.2	158.4	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.6	1.4
Health care and social assistance	167.5	169.6	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.4	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.3
Hospitals	168.2	170.1	1.4	1.6	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.0	0.9	1.1
Leisure and hospitality	183.7	184.9	1.7	1.3	1.3	1.1	0.8	1.0	0.5	1.4	0.7
Accommodation and food services	187.5	188.7	1.7	1.2	1.4	1.1	0.7	1.0	0.5	1.5	0.6
Other services, except public administration	172.4	173.5	1.3	0.7	1.7	1.4	1.2	1.1	1.8	1.0	0.6

State and local government workers
All workers	155.8	157.3	1.4	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.4	1.1	1.4	1.1	1.0
Industry
Education and health services	153.2	154.7	1.4	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.3	0.9	1.3	1.1	1.0
Educational services	151.8	153.3	1.4	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.0	1.3	1.0	1.0
Schools	151.8	153.3	1.4	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.0	1.3	1.0	1.0
Elementary and secondary schools	151.3	152.7	1.4	1.2	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.3	1.1	0.9
Health care and social assistance	164.7	166.2	1.8	1.4	1.2	1.0	1.5	0.8	1.6	1.0	0.9
Hospitals	163.3	164.8	1.6	1.3	1.3	1.0	1.5	0.7	1.5	1.1	0.9
Public administration	160.8	161.9	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.7	1.3	1.7	1.3	0.7
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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