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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.
2026		 Jun.
2026		 Jun.
2024		 Sep.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Mar.
2025		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Jun.
2026

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

 175.258 176.754 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 172.850 174.879 0.4 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.4 1.2

Manufacturing

 173.129 174.865 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.0

Service-providing industries(3)

 175.745 177.153 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8

Education and health services

 171.264 172.727 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9

Educational services

 163.020 164.456 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.9

Elementary and secondary schools

 161.281 162.698 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 164.245 165.632 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.8

Health care and social assistance

 179.532 181.032 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8

Hospitals

 178.183 180.198 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.6 1.1

Public administration

 170.984 172.574 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.9

Private industry workers

All workers

 177.498 179.010 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 171.124 172.534 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

Professional and related

 172.404 173.762 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8

Management, business, and financial

 169.995 171.462 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9

Sales and office

 179.586 180.381 0.2 0.6 1.0 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.4

Sales and related

 176.969 177.247 -0.7 0.5 1.4 0.6 1.5 0.7 -0.3 0.8 0.2

Office and administrative support

 181.653 182.956 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 176.282 177.981 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 174.446 176.367 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.7 1.1

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 178.425 179.876 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.7 1.1 0.8

Production, transportation, and material moving

 185.043 186.794 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9

Production

 179.155 181.051 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.3 1.1

Transportation and material moving

 191.305 192.976 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.0 0.9

Service occupations

 194.171 195.795 1.3 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 172.914 174.947 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.4 1.2

Construction

 171.769 174.274 -0.4 1.3 0.7 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.0 1.5

Manufacturing

 173.129 174.865 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.0

Aircraft manufacturing

 175.784 176.641 0.4 0.7 1.8 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.5

Service-providing industries(4)

 178.663 180.070 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 182.604 183.999 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.4 1.0 0.8

Wholesale trade

 168.475 168.677 -0.3 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.8 1.6 0.1 1.2 0.1

Retail trade

 187.498 189.630 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.1

Transportation and warehousing

 191.209 192.597 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.8 1.4 0.9 0.3 1.2 0.7

Utilities

 181.462 183.341 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0

Information

 166.916 168.055 0.3 1.5 0.4 0.0 1.3 0.5 0.2 1.5 0.7

Financial activities

 174.042 175.314 1.2 0.4 1.4 0.6 1.7 0.3 0.8 1.2 0.7

Finance and insurance

 174.604 175.933 1.2 0.2 1.5 0.5 1.6 0.7 0.7 1.2 0.8

Credit intermediation and related activities

 172.680 173.094 0.3 -0.1 1.7 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.9 0.2

Insurance carriers and related activities

 172.424 173.824 1.6 0.1 1.2 1.3 1.0 0.2 1.0 0.8 0.8

Real estate and rental and leasing

 172.039 173.043 0.7 1.6 0.7 0.9 2.0 -1.2 1.5 1.4 0.6

Professional and business services

 175.123 176.766 1.0 0.3 1.2 0.4 1.0 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.9

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 175.903 177.435 0.9 0.1 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.9

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 178.355 180.206 0.8 0.7 1.3 0.2 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.4 1.0

Education and health services

 178.218 179.745 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9

Educational services

 170.224 171.980 1.1 1.1 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.9 0.4 1.0

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 166.060 167.547 0.8 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.5 0.1 0.9

Health care and social assistance

 179.900 181.387 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8

Hospitals

 179.000 181.087 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.4 1.2

Leisure and hospitality

 192.851 193.698 1.4 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.4

Accommodation and food services

 196.889 197.800 1.5 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5

Other services, except public administration

 183.203 183.838 1.2 0.5 1.3 0.3 0.7 1.4 1.5 0.3 0.3

State and local government workers

All workers

 165.820 167.257 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9

Industry

Education and health services

 163.011 164.395 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.8

Educational services

 161.511 162.863 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.8

Schools

 161.526 162.880 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.8

Elementary and secondary schools

 160.782 162.145 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.8

Health care and social assistance

 175.553 177.195 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.7 1.2 0.5 0.7 1.1 0.9

Hospitals

 174.373 176.018 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.7 1.4 0.3 0.8 1.2 0.9

Public administration

 170.984 172.574 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.0 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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