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Table 8. Wages and salaries (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for civilian workers, by occupational group and industry

Table 8. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for civilian workers, by occupational group and industry [Not seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for
Sep.
2023		 Jun.
2024		 Sep.
2024		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Sep.
2023		 Jun.
2024		 Sep.
2024		 Sep.
2023		 Jun.
2024		 Sep.
2024

All workers(1)

 160.7 165.4 167.0 1.3 0.9 1.0 4.6 4.2 3.9

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 160.1 164.8 166.6 1.3 0.9 1.1 4.6 4.2 4.1

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 155.1 159.0 160.7 1.4 0.9 1.1 4.5 4.0 3.6

Management, business, and financial

 157.2 160.9 162.2 1.4 1.0 0.8 4.2 3.7 3.2

Professional and related

 154.1 158.1 160.1 1.6 0.8 1.3 4.8 4.2 3.9

Sales and office

 165.2 170.1 170.7 0.8 0.4 0.4 4.4 3.8 3.3

Sales and related

 164.3 168.6 168.3 0.2 -0.5 -0.2 3.9 2.9 2.4

Office and administrative support

 165.6 170.8 172.4 1.3 1.0 0.9 4.9 4.5 4.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 159.2 164.5 166.4 1.2 1.1 1.2 4.6 4.6 4.5

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 158.5 163.0 164.7 1.0 1.1 1.0 4.3 3.8 3.9

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 160.1 166.3 168.4 1.5 1.2 1.3 4.9 5.4 5.2

Production, transportation, and material moving

 166.9 174.0 175.7 0.9 1.0 1.0 4.2 5.2 5.3

Production

 163.5 169.2 170.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 4.4 4.3 4.5

Transportation and material moving

 171.8 180.0 181.8 1.1 1.2 1.0 4.1 5.9 5.8

Service occupations

 173.1 178.7 180.7 1.3 1.1 1.1 4.9 4.6 4.4

Industry

Goods-producing industries(3)

 158.5 163.2 164.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 4.1 3.6 3.8

Manufacturing

 158.4 163.7 164.8 0.6 0.9 0.7 3.9 3.9 4.0

Service-providing industries(4)

 161.1 165.8 167.4 1.4 0.9 1.0 4.6 4.3 3.9

Education and health services

 155.7 159.6 162.5 2.0 0.6 1.8 5.1 4.5 4.4

Educational services

 149.2 152.1 155.8 2.6 0.4 2.4 4.5 4.6 4.4

Elementary and secondary schools

 148.0 150.5 154.3 2.8 0.4 2.5 4.6 4.6 4.3

Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

 150.1 153.3 156.8 2.3 0.5 2.3 4.2 4.5 4.5

Health care and social assistance

 162.4 167.2 169.4 1.4 0.8 1.3 5.5 4.4 4.3

Hospitals

 162.1 167.2 169.1 1.3 0.7 1.1 5.5 4.5 4.3

Nursing and residential care facilities

 165.4 170.4 171.9 1.7 1.0 0.9 5.6 4.8 3.9

Public administration

 154.8 159.7 162.7 2.9 0.7 1.9 5.1 6.1 5.1

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) The index for this series is not strictly comparable with other series in this table.
(3) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
(4) 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; other services, except public administration; and public administration.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey
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Last Modified Date: October 31, 2024