Table 6. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), for private industry workers, by bargaining
status and census region and division
(Not seasonally adjusted)
Indexes (Dec. 2005 = Percent changes for–
100)
Bargaining status and census region and
division 3-months ended– 12-months ended–
Mar. Dec. Mar.
2017 2017 2018
Mar. Dec. Mar. Mar. Dec. Mar.
2017 2017 2018 2017 2017 2018
Bargaining status
Union.................................... 131.9 134.5 135.4 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.8 3.0 2.7
Goods-producing industries(2).......... 128.4 131.8 132.3 .3 .5 .4 2.0 3.0 3.0
Manufacturing........................ 122.9 127.2 127.8 .1 .3 .5 1.5 3.6 4.0
Service-providing industries(3)........ 134.8 137.1 138.2 1.3 .7 .8 1.6 3.0 2.5
Nonunion................................. 127.8 129.9 131.4 .9 .3 1.2 2.5 2.6 2.8
Goods-producing industries(2).......... 125.9 128.1 129.2 .6 .4 .9 2.2 2.4 2.6
Manufacturing........................ 127.3 129.5 130.7 .8 .4 .9 2.3 2.5 2.7
Service-providing industries(3)........ 128.2 130.4 132.0 .9 .3 1.2 2.4 2.6 3.0
Census region and division(4)
Northeast................................ 130.2 132.0 133.7 1.2 .2 1.3 2.3 2.6 2.7
New England............................ 132.7 135.3 136.5 1.2 .3 .9 1.1 3.2 2.9
Middle Atlantic........................ 129.3 130.9 132.7 1.2 .2 1.4 2.7 2.4 2.6
South.................................... 127.1 129.2 130.4 .7 .4 .9 1.6 2.4 2.6
South Atlantic......................... 128.7 131.1 132.3 .7 .5 .9 2.1 2.6 2.8
East South Central..................... 126.5 128.4 130.0 .8 -.3 1.2 2.8 2.3 2.8
West South Central..................... 124.4 126.4 127.4 .5 .4 .8 .2 2.1 2.4
Midwest.................................. 126.8 128.5 129.8 .9 .4 1.0 2.8 2.2 2.4
East North Central..................... 125.2 127.0 128.4 .9 .4 1.1 2.7 2.3 2.6
West North Central..................... 130.8 132.1 133.3 .8 .3 .9 3.1 1.8 1.9
West..................................... 129.9 132.9 134.6 1.0 .5 1.3 2.9 3.3 3.6
Mountain............................... 127.5 130.0 131.7 .9 .5 1.3 2.7 2.8 3.3
Pacific................................ 130.9 134.2 135.9 1.0 .4 1.3 3.0 3.5 3.8
1 Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
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.
4 The census divisions are defined as follows: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic:
Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and
West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central:
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and
Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota;
Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska,
California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
NOTE: The indexes for these series are not strictly comparable to those for the aggregate, occupation, and
industry series. Dashes indicate data not available.
