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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.
2024
Jun.
2024
Jun.
2022
Sep.
2022
Dec.
2022
Mar.
2023
Jun.
2023
Sep.
2023
Dec.
2023
Mar.
2024
Jun.
2024

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

164.3 165.9 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.1 1.0

Private industry workers

All workers

157.7 159.0 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.8

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

155.8 157.0 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.8

Sales and office

160.8 161.4 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

157.4 157.8 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving

158.4 161.8 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.8 2.1

Service occupations

158.5 160.7 1.6 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.4

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

150.2 151.6 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.9

Manufacturing

149.9 151.6 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.1

Service-providing industries(3)

160.2 161.5 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.8

State and local government workers

All workers(1)

187.3 189.9 1.0 1.6 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.4

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

Last Modified Date: July 31, 2024