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Table 3. Seasonally adjusted: Employment Cost Index for benefits, by ownership, occupational group, and industry

Table 3. Employment Cost Index for benefits, by occupational group and industry [Seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for 3-months ended-
Jun.
2026		 Sep.
2026		 Sep.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Mar.
2025		 Jun.
2025		 Sep.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Jun.
2026		 Sep.
2026

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

 178.321 179.884 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.9

Private industry workers

All workers

 170.552 172.158 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.3 0.9 0.9

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 168.416 170.014 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.9

Sales and office

 173.965 175.439 0.8 0.7 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 168.371 169.947 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.9

Production, transportation, and material moving

 172.618 174.505 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.1

Service occupations

 172.595 174.153 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.4 0.6 0.9

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 160.915 162.085 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.6 1.4 0.6 0.7

Manufacturing

 160.867 161.827 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.4 1.5 0.6 0.6

Service-providing industries(3)

 173.628 175.346 0.7 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.0 1.0

State and local government workers

All workers(1)

 205.596 206.998 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.1 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; and other services, except public administration.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey
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Last Modified Date: October 30, 2026