Table 7. Compensation (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for total compensation, for State and local government workers, by occupational group and industry

Table 7. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), for state and local government workers, by occupational group and industry [Not seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry	Indexes (Dec. 2005=100)			Percent changes for
	Dec. 2017	Sep. 2018	Dec. 2018	3-months ended-			12-months ended-
	Dec. 2017	Sep. 2018	Dec. 2018	Dec. 2017	Sep. 2018	Dec. 2018	Dec. 2017	Sep. 2018	Dec. 2018
All workers	134.2	136.8	137.7	0.6	1.3	0.7	2.5	2.5	2.6
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	133.0	135.5	136.4	0.5	1.3	0.7	2.5	2.4	2.6
Professional and related	132.8	135.2	136.1	0.5	1.2	0.7	2.4	2.3	2.5
Sales and office	135.7	139.1	140.0	0.7	1.5	0.6	2.5	3.2	3.2
Office and administrative support	135.7	139.2	140.1	0.6	1.5	0.6	2.5	3.2	3.2
Service occupations	137.0	139.9	140.8	0.7	1.2	0.6	2.6	2.8	2.8
Industry
Education and health services	132.9	135.6	136.5	0.5	1.4	0.7	2.4	2.6	2.7
Educational services	132.5	135.2	136.1	0.5	1.4	0.7	2.4	2.5	2.7
Schools	132.4	135.1	136.0	0.5	1.4	0.7	2.3	2.5	2.7
Elementary and secondary schools	132.5	135.3	136.2	0.5	1.5	0.7	2.5	2.7	2.8
Health care and social assistance	135.8	138.2	139.3	0.6	0.8	0.8	2.3	2.4	2.6
Hospitals	133.4	135.2	136.5	0.6	0.7	1.0	2.2	2.0	2.3
Public administration	135.7	138.3	139.2	0.7	1.2	0.7	2.8	2.7	2.6
Footnotes (1) Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

Last Modified Date: January 31, 2019

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