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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-
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)

 170.6 171.778 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.7

Private industry workers

All workers

 163.2 164.367 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.2 0.7

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 161.1 161.960 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.5

Sales and office

 165.7 167.413 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 161.6 162.902 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.8

Production, transportation, and material moving

 165.6 167.514 0.9 0.8 1.3 0.8 2.0 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.2

Service occupations

 165.3 166.643 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.3 0.8 0.7 1.4 0.8

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 154.6 155.698 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7

Manufacturing

 154.4 155.631 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8

Service-providing industries(3)

 166.0 167.181 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.2 0.7

State and local government workers

All workers(1)

 196.3 197.787 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.8

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: July 31, 2025