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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.
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)

176.619 178.321 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.0

Private industry workers

All workers

169.011 170.552 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.3 0.9

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

166.638 168.416 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.1

Sales and office

172.189 173.965 0.4 0.8 0.7 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

167.476 168.371 0.3 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.5

Production, transportation, and material moving

171.149 172.618 2.0 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9

Service occupations

171.490 172.595 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.4 0.6

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

159.956 160.915 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.6 1.4 0.6

Manufacturing

159.878 160.867 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.4 1.5 0.6

Service-providing industries(3)

171.939 173.628 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.0

State and local government workers

All workers(1)

203.322 205.596 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.2 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; and other services, except public administration.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

Last Modified Date: August 03, 2026