Table 9. Wages and salaries (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for private industry workers, by occupational group and industry

Table 9. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for private industry workers, by occupational group and industry [Not seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry	Index value (Dec. 2005=100)			Percent changes for
	Mar. 2021	Dec. 2021	Mar. 2022	3-months ended-			12-months ended-
	Mar. 2021	Dec. 2021	Mar. 2022	Mar. 2021	Dec. 2021	Mar. 2022	Mar. 2021	Dec. 2021	Mar. 2022
All workers	144.6	149.7	151.8	1.4	1.0	1.4	3.0	5.0	5.0
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	143.9	149.0	151.4	1.1	1.3	1.6	2.7	4.6	5.2
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	141.6	145.8	147.6	0.9	0.6	1.2	1.8	3.8	4.2
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	140.5	144.1	146.2	0.9	1.0	1.5	1.9	3.5	4.1
Management, business, and financial	142.7	147.1	148.6	0.7	0.1	1.0	1.6	3.8	4.1
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	140.9	144.0	146.4	0.8	0.8	1.7	1.7	3.0	3.9
Professional and related	140.8	144.9	146.8	0.9	1.0	1.3	2.0	3.9	4.3
Sales and office	147.7	151.9	154.3	2.5	1.0	1.6	4.4	5.4	4.5
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	147.3	153.2	155.7	1.1	1.6	1.6	3.2	5.1	5.7
Sales and related	147.2	150.1	152.6	4.0	0.8	1.7	6.2	6.1	3.7
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	147.1	154.1	157.0	1.0	2.4	1.9	3.7	5.8	6.7
Office and administrative support	147.6	153.0	155.3	1.1	1.1	1.5	2.8	4.8	5.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	142.7	147.2	149.0	1.1	1.0	1.2	2.7	4.2	4.4
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	142.3	147.2	149.1	0.9	0.9	1.3	1.6	4.4	4.8
Installation, maintenance, and repair	143.1	147.2	149.1	1.2	1.0	1.3	3.8	4.1	4.2
Production, transportation, and material moving	147.1	153.9	156.2	1.1	1.5	1.5	3.5	5.8	6.2
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	146.7	153.6	155.8	1.0	1.6	1.4	3.5	5.8	6.2
Production	143.7	150.0	152.1	1.3	1.4	1.4	3.6	5.8	5.8
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	144.1	150.6	152.7	1.3	1.4	1.4	3.7	5.8	6.0
Transportation and material moving	151.1	158.5	160.8	0.9	1.7	1.5	3.5	5.9	6.4
Service occupations	150.1	159.5	163.0	1.7	2.1	2.2	4.3	8.1	8.6
Industry and occupational group
Goods-producing industries(2)	142.0	146.6	148.3	0.7	1.0	1.2	2.5	4.0	4.4
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	142.0	146.5	148.6	0.9	1.0	1.4	2.2	4.1	4.6
Management, professional, and related	139.9	142.7	145.1	0.5	0.7	1.7	1.3	2.5	3.7
Sales and office	146.7	152.4	150.5	-0.1	1.4	-1.2	5.9	3.7	2.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	142.4	147.0	148.7	1.0	0.9	1.2	1.9	4.3	4.4
Production, transportation, and material moving	142.4	148.6	150.8	1.1	1.3	1.5	3.1	5.5	5.9
Construction	142.1	146.6	147.2	0.6	1.0	0.4	3.0	3.8	3.6
Manufacturing	141.8	146.4	148.7	0.8	1.0	1.6	2.5	4.1	4.9
Management, professional, and related	140.6	143.4	145.9	0.3	0.6	1.7	1.4	2.3	3.8
Sales and office	143.6	147.9	150.7	1.1	0.5	1.9	2.1	4.1	4.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	143.3	147.6	148.6	0.8	0.8	0.7	3.2	3.9	3.7
Production, transportation, and material moving	142.3	148.4	150.6	1.1	1.3	1.5	3.3	5.5	5.8
Aircraft manufacturing	149.9	150.2	153.5	1.1	-0.1	2.2	3.0	1.3	2.4
Service-providing industries(3)	145.3	150.5	152.8	1.5	1.0	1.5	3.1	5.2	5.2
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	144.4	149.8	152.2	1.0	1.4	1.6	2.8	4.8	5.4
Management, professional, and related	141.9	146.3	148.0	0.9	0.6	1.2	1.9	4.0	4.3
Sales and office	147.8	151.8	154.7	2.8	0.9	1.9	4.3	5.6	4.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	143.2	147.5	149.6	1.3	1.0	1.4	3.8	4.3	4.5
Production, transportation, and material moving	151.8	159.3	161.5	1.1	1.8	1.4	3.9	6.1	6.4
Service occupations	150.1	159.5	163.0	1.7	2.1	2.2	4.3	8.1	8.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	146.7	153.7	156.0	1.2	1.9	1.5	3.4	6.1	6.3
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	147.0	153.1	155.4	1.0	1.9	1.5	3.4	5.2	5.7
Wholesale trade	137.2	143.6	146.5	1.4	1.3	2.0	2.3	6.1	6.8
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	140.1	145.3	147.7	0.9	1.6	1.7	2.2	4.7	5.4
Retail trade	150.3	159.0	161.4	1.1	2.7	1.5	4.2	7.0	7.4
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	148.8	156.3	159.0	1.1	2.3	1.7	4.2	6.2	6.9
Transportation and warehousing	151.8	157.0	158.3	0.9	1.3	0.8	3.3	4.3	4.3
Utilities	150.7	153.4	155.6	1.3	0.6	1.4	2.6	3.2	3.3
Information	140.6	144.3	146.7	1.2	0.7	1.7	3.2	3.9	4.3
Financial activities	149.5	147.8	149.8	5.1	-1.9	1.4	6.3	3.9	0.2
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	142.6	146.0	149.2	1.1	0.9	2.2	2.0	3.5	4.6
Finance and insurance	152.1	148.8	150.5	6.1	-2.6	1.1	7.3	3.8	-1.1
Credit intermediation and related activities	140.1	150.7	148.6	0.5	-3.8	-1.4	1.7	8.1	6.1
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	144.1	147.5	151.0	1.2	0.8	2.4	1.8	3.6	4.8
Insurance carriers and related activities	143.9	146.3	148.9	1.3	0.4	1.8	3.1	3.0	3.5
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	141.1	143.6	146.2	0.9	0.7	1.8	2.3	2.7	3.6
Real estate and rental and leasing	138.9	143.9	147.2	0.8	1.5	2.3	2.1	4.4	6.0
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	143.5	148.6	151.9	1.1	1.4	2.2	2.3	4.6	5.9
Professional and business services	144.9	149.5	151.6	0.9	0.8	1.4	1.9	4.1	4.6
Professional, scientific, and technical services	146.1	150.5	152.3	0.6	0.5	1.2	0.8	3.7	4.2
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	144.8	151.1	154.0	1.3	1.5	1.9	3.7	5.7	6.4
Education and health services	141.5	147.1	149.1	0.6	1.4	1.4	2.1	4.6	5.4
Educational services	139.4	143.0	144.1	0.1	0.1	0.8	1.6	2.7	3.4
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools	138.4	142.4	143.0	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.3	3.0	3.3
Health care and social assistance	142.0	148.0	150.2	0.9	1.8	1.5	2.2	5.1	5.8
Hospitals	142.6	148.3	150.4	1.1	1.9	1.4	2.7	5.1	5.5
Nursing and residential care facilities	141.3	148.9	151.7	1.1	2.0	1.9	3.7	6.6	7.4
Nursing care facilities(1)	140.4	147.5	150.2	1.2	1.7	1.8	3.8	6.3	7.0
Leisure and hospitality	151.7	161.7	165.3	2.2	1.6	2.2	4.3	8.9	9.0
Accommodation and food service	154.4	165.1	168.9	2.2	1.8	2.3	5.0	9.3	9.4
Other services, except public administration	145.4	151.9	154.5	1.5	1.2	1.7	3.1	6.1	6.3
Footnotes (1) The index for this series is not strictly comparable with other series in this table. (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.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

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