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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-
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(1)

 166.7 168.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.9

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 164.5 165.8 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.3 1.0 0.8

Manufacturing

 164.9 166.2 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.8

Service-providing industries(3)

 167.1 168.7 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.7 1.0

Education and health services

 162.0 163.3 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8

Educational services

 154.9 156.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.7

Elementary and secondary schools

 153.1 154.3 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.8

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 156.1 157.5 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.0 1.3 0.9 1.2 0.9

Health care and social assistance

 169.3 170.7 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.3 0.8

Hospitals

 169.2 170.9 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0

Public administration

 161.9 163.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.3 1.7 1.3 0.7 1.1

Private industry workers

All workers

 168.9 170.4 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.9

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 162.7 164.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.9

Professional and related

 163.1 164.5 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.9

Management, business, and financial

 162.4 163.8 1.1 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.6 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.9

Sales and office

 171.0 172.6 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.6 1.1 1.5 0.4 0.3 0.9

Office and administrative support

 173.0 174.1 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 166.7 168.5 1.0 1.4 1.0 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.1

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 164.8 166.7 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 168.9 170.7 0.9 1.6 1.0 1.4 1.8 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.1

Production, transportation, and material moving

 176.6 177.6 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.7 1.5 1.2 0.9 0.6

Production

 171.0 172.4 1.1 1.4 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.4 0.8 1.0 0.8

Transportation and material moving

 182.6 183.3 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.9 1.6 1.3 0.8 0.4

Service occupations

 184.5 186.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.0

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 164.6 165.8 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.2 1.1 0.7

Construction

 163.6 164.6 1.2 1.5 0.6 1.1 1.1 1.2 -0.8 1.5 0.6

Manufacturing

 164.9 166.2 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.8

Aircraft manufacturing

 164.2 167.2 1.0 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.2 0.6 1.8

Service-providing industries(4)

 170.0 171.6 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 173.9 175.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.6

Wholesale trade

 159.9 161.5 1.2 0.7 1.3 0.8 0.9 1.6 -0.3 0.4 1.0

Retail trade

 179.2 180.5 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.0 1.4 0.8 0.7

Transportation and warehousing

 181.7 181.6 0.8 1.0 1.5 0.8 3.5 2.3 1.5 0.9 0.0

Utilities

 171.2 172.8 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.4 0.4 0.8 1.1 0.9

Information

 160.7 161.5 1.6 1.1 0.8 0.3 1.1 0.6 0.1 1.7 0.5

Financial activities

 163.6 166.1 1.4 0.1 1.7 1.1 0.6 0.1 1.1 0.3 1.5

Finance and insurance

 163.8 166.6 1.4 -0.1 1.9 1.1 0.6 0.0 1.2 0.0 1.7

Credit intermediation and related activities

 162.9 166.3 1.4 1.0 0.5 1.5 1.3 1.4 0.1 -0.4 2.1

Insurance carriers and related activities

 163.2 165.1 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.1 0.5 1.7 -0.2 1.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 163.6 164.4 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.7 0.5

Professional and business services

 167.8 169.8 1.1 1.3 0.8 0.9 0.7 1.7 1.0 0.1 1.2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 167.4 169.5 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.4 1.0 -0.2 1.3

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 171.5 173.6 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.3 0.9 0.7 1.2

Education and health services

 168.3 169.5 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.3 0.7

Educational services

 162.2 162.8 1.3 1.2 0.7 1.2 1.0 1.6 0.9 1.2 0.4

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 158.4 160.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.6 1.4 1.0

Health care and social assistance

 169.6 171.0 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.8

Hospitals

 170.1 171.8 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0

Leisure and hospitality

 184.9 187.0 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.5 1.4 0.7 1.1

Accommodation and food services

 188.7 190.9 1.2 1.4 1.1 0.7 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.6 1.2

Other services, except public administration

 173.5 175.9 0.7 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.8 1.0 0.6 1.4

State and local government workers

All workers

 157.3 158.8 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.0

Industry

Education and health services

 154.7 156.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.9 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.8

Educational services

 153.3 154.6 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.8

Schools

 153.3 154.6 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.8

Elementary and secondary schools

 152.7 154.0 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.8

Health care and social assistance

 166.2 168.0 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.5 0.8 1.6 1.0 0.9 1.1

Hospitals

 164.8 166.6 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.5 0.7 1.5 1.1 0.9 1.1

Public administration

 161.9 163.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.3 1.7 1.3 0.7 1.1

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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