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. 2024	Mar. 2025	Jun. 2025	3-months ended-			12-months ended-
	Jun. 2024	Mar. 2025	Jun. 2025	Jun. 2024	Mar. 2025	Jun. 2025	Jun. 2024	Mar. 2025	Jun. 2025
All workers(1)	165.4	169.7	171.362	0.9	1.0	1.0	4.2	3.5	3.6
Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)	164.8	169.2	170.718	0.9	1.0	0.9	4.2	3.5	3.6

Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	159.0	163.0	164.611	0.9	0.9	1.0	4.0	3.4	3.5
Management, business, and financial	160.9	164.2	166.136	1.0	0.8	1.2	3.7	3.1	3.3
Professional and related	158.1	162.7	163.976	0.8	1.1	0.8	4.2	3.8	3.7
Sales and office	170.1	174.0	176.390	0.4	1.0	1.4	3.8	2.7	3.7
Sales and related	168.6	172.5	175.484	-0.5	1.2	1.7	2.9	1.8	4.1
Office and administrative support	170.8	174.9	176.697	1.0	1.0	1.0	4.5	3.4	3.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	164.5	169.3	170.932	1.1	0.8	1.0	4.6	4.1	3.9
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	163.0	167.8	169.453	1.1	1.0	1.0	3.8	4.1	4.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair	166.3	170.9	172.669	1.2	0.5	1.0	5.4	4.0	3.8
Production, transportation, and material moving	174.0	178.5	180.166	1.0	1.0	0.9	5.2	3.7	3.5
Production	169.2	173.7	175.236	0.8	0.9	0.9	4.3	3.5	3.6
Transportation and material moving	180.0	184.5	186.351	1.2	1.0	1.0	5.9	3.8	3.5
Service occupations	178.7	184.2	185.347	1.1	1.1	0.6	4.6	4.2	3.7

Industry
Goods-producing industries(3)	163.2	167.6	169.545	0.6	1.3	1.2	3.6	3.3	3.9
Manufacturing	163.7	167.6	169.615	0.9	1.1	1.2	3.9	3.3	3.6
Service-providing industries(4)	165.8	170.1	171.698	0.9	0.9	0.9	4.3	3.5	3.6
Education and health services	159.6	165.0	166.071	0.6	0.9	0.6	4.5	4.0	4.1
Educational services	152.1	157.0	157.379	0.4	0.3	0.2	4.6	3.6	3.5
Elementary and secondary schools	150.5	155.2	155.482	0.4	0.3	0.2	4.6	3.5	3.3
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities	153.3	158.9	159.398	0.5	0.6	0.3	4.5	4.1	4.0
Health care and social assistance	167.2	173.0	174.760	0.8	1.3	1.0	4.4	4.3	4.5
Hospitals	167.2	173.0	174.550	0.7	1.2	0.9	4.5	4.2	4.4
Nursing and residential care facilities	170.4	175.1	176.225	1.0	1.2	0.6	4.8	3.8	3.4
Public administration	159.7	165.8	166.315	0.7	1.0	0.3	6.1	4.5	4.1
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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