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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
Jun.
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Jun.
2024		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Jun.
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Jun.
2024		 Jun.
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Jun.
2024

All workers(1)

 158.7 164.0 165.4 1.0 1.3 0.9 4.6 4.4 4.2

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 158.1 163.4 164.8 1.0 1.3 0.9 4.8 4.4 4.2

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 152.9 157.6 159.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 4.4 4.2 4.0

Management, business, and financial

 155.1 159.3 160.9 1.3 1.1 1.0 3.5 4.0 3.7

Professional and related

 151.7 156.8 158.1 0.9 1.1 0.8 4.9 4.3 4.2

Sales and office

 163.9 169.5 170.1 1.0 1.6 0.4 4.8 4.5 3.8

Sales and related

 163.9 169.4 168.6 1.1 1.8 -0.5 4.5 4.5 2.9

Office and administrative support

 163.5 169.1 170.8 1.0 1.4 1.0 5.0 4.4 4.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 157.3 162.7 164.5 1.0 1.1 1.1 4.6 4.5 4.6

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 157.0 161.2 163.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 4.5 3.9 3.8

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 157.8 164.4 166.3 1.0 1.0 1.2 4.7 5.2 5.4

Production, transportation, and material moving

 165.4 172.2 174.0 1.0 1.6 1.0 4.9 5.2 5.2

Production

 162.3 167.9 169.2 1.1 1.6 0.8 5.3 4.5 4.3

Transportation and material moving

 170.0 177.8 180.0 1.0 1.5 1.2 4.6 5.6 5.9

Service occupations

 170.9 176.8 178.7 1.0 1.4 1.1 5.6 4.5 4.6

Industry

Goods-producing industries(3)

 157.6 162.3 163.2 1.1 1.4 0.6 4.6 4.1 3.6

Manufacturing

 157.5 162.3 163.7 1.0 1.6 0.9 4.5 4.0 3.9

Service-providing industries(4)

 158.9 164.3 165.8 1.0 1.3 0.9 4.7 4.5 4.3

Education and health services

 152.7 158.6 159.6 0.8 1.0 0.6 5.2 4.7 4.5

Educational services

 145.4 151.5 152.1 0.4 0.9 0.4 4.5 4.6 4.6

Elementary and secondary schools

 143.9 149.9 150.5 0.4 0.7 0.4 4.7 4.6 4.6

Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

 146.7 152.6 153.3 0.3 0.9 0.5 4.2 4.3 4.5

Health care and social assistance

 160.1 165.9 167.2 1.1 1.1 0.8 5.6 4.7 4.4

Hospitals

 160.0 166.0 167.2 1.0 1.3 0.7 5.8 4.8 4.5

Nursing and residential care facilities

 162.6 168.7 170.4 1.1 1.1 1.0 6.1 4.8 4.8

Public administration

 150.5 158.6 159.7 0.5 1.4 0.7 4.7 5.9 6.1

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: July 31, 2024