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
	Sep. 2022	Jun. 2023	Sep. 2023	3-months ended-			12-months ended-
	Sep. 2022	Jun. 2023	Sep. 2023	Sep. 2022	Jun. 2023	Sep. 2023	Sep. 2022	Jun. 2023	Sep. 2023
All workers	155.9	161.3	162.9	1.1	1.1	1.0	5.2	4.6	4.5
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	155.3	160.8	162.3	1.2	1.1	0.9	5.6	4.8	4.5
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	150.8	155.8	157.6	0.9	1.2	1.2	4.1	4.2	4.5
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	149.3	154.4	155.9	1.0	1.2	1.0	4.6	4.5	4.4
Management, business, and financial	151.8	156.3	158.0	0.5	1.4	1.1	3.3	3.4	4.1
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	149.4	154.0	155.3	0.9	1.2	0.8	4.6	4.1	3.9
Professional and related	150.0	155.6	157.3	1.1	1.0	1.1	4.5	4.9	4.9
Sales and office	159.4	165.3	166.3	1.1	1.1	0.6	6.0	4.8	4.3
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	160.3	166.7	168.1	1.3	1.1	0.8	6.3	5.4	4.9
Sales and related	158.3	164.1	164.5	0.9	1.1	0.2	6.3	4.6	3.9
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	161.8	168.5	169.5	1.6	1.0	0.6	7.5	5.8	4.8
Office and administrative support	158.8	164.7	166.4	1.3	1.0	1.0	5.6	5.0	4.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	152.6	157.9	159.7	1.1	1.1	1.1	4.7	4.6	4.7
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	152.4	157.5	159.0	1.1	1.2	1.0	4.5	4.5	4.3
Installation, maintenance, and repair	152.9	158.5	160.6	1.1	1.1	1.3	4.9	4.8	5.0
Production, transportation, and material moving	160.5	165.8	167.2	1.5	1.0	0.8	5.9	4.8	4.2
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	160.1	165.6	167.0	1.5	1.0	0.8	5.9	4.9	4.3
Production	156.7	162.4	163.6	1.6	1.0	0.7	5.9	5.2	4.4
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	157.1	162.8	164.0	1.4	1.0	0.7	5.8	5.1	4.4
Transportation and material moving	165.8	170.9	172.6	1.3	1.0	1.0	5.8	4.5	4.1
Service occupations	168.9	175.3	177.1	1.8	1.1	1.0	8.1	5.7	4.9
Industry and occupational group
Goods-producing industries(2)	152.4	157.7	158.6	1.1	1.1	0.6	5.0	4.6	4.1
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	152.2	157.2	158.2	1.1	1.0	0.6	4.9	4.5	3.9
Management, professional, and related	147.2	151.9	152.4	0.5	1.0	0.3	3.9	3.7	3.5
Sales and office	159.9	168.2	168.6	0.9	1.4	0.2	6.4	6.2	5.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	152.1	157.2	158.7	1.1	1.2	1.0	4.4	4.5	4.3
Production, transportation, and material moving	155.5	160.7	161.7	1.6	1.0	0.6	6.0	5.0	4.0
Construction	151.9	157.6	158.7	0.8	1.3	0.7	4.7	4.6	4.5
Manufacturing	152.5	157.5	158.4	1.2	1.0	0.6	5.2	4.5	3.9
Management, professional, and related	148.0	152.5	153.0	0.5	0.9	0.3	3.9	3.6	3.4
Sales and office	155.8	161.8	162.8	1.5	1.2	0.6	5.9	5.4	4.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	152.3	157.9	159.4	1.1	0.8	0.9	4.0	4.8	4.7
Production, transportation, and material moving	155.4	160.7	161.7	1.6	1.0	0.6	6.1	5.0	4.1
Aircraft manufacturing	155.3	159.7	159.9	0.5	0.9	0.1	3.3	3.4	3.0
Service-providing industries(3)	156.9	162.3	164.0	1.2	1.2	1.0	5.3	4.6	4.5
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	156.1	161.7	163.4	1.2	1.1	1.1	5.7	4.9	4.7
Management, professional, and related	151.4	156.5	158.3	0.9	1.3	1.2	4.1	4.3	4.6
Sales and office	159.3	164.9	166.0	1.1	1.0	0.7	5.9	4.6	4.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	153.3	158.9	161.2	1.1	1.1	1.4	5.0	4.7	5.2
Production, transportation, and material moving	165.5	170.9	172.6	1.3	1.1	1.0	5.8	4.7	4.3
Service occupations	168.9	175.3	177.2	1.8	1.1	1.1	8.1	5.7	4.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	159.7	165.5	166.8	0.8	1.4	0.8	5.9	4.4	4.4
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	159.4	165.4	166.9	1.2	1.2	0.9	6.1	5.0	4.7
Wholesale trade	149.8	155.2	155.9	0.3	1.7	0.5	5.6	3.9	4.1
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	151.6	157.2	158.5	1.3	1.3	0.8	6.0	5.1	4.6
Retail trade	166.1	172.3	173.9	1.0	1.2	0.9	7.3	4.8	4.7
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	163.9	170.4	172.0	1.3	1.2	0.9	7.3	5.3	4.9
Transportation and warehousing	160.8	166.0	167.6	0.9	1.2	1.0	3.7	4.2	4.2
Utilities	157.7	163.1	164.8	0.7	1.2	1.0	3.4	4.2	4.5
Information	149.3	155.1	155.1	1.0	0.9	0.0	4.2	4.9	3.9
Financial activities	154.1	159.1	160.8	0.1	2.2	1.1	2.3	3.4	4.3
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	152.7	158.2	159.0	0.9	1.2	0.5	5.5	4.6	4.1
Finance and insurance	154.8	159.8	161.3	0.0	2.4	0.9	1.3	3.2	4.2
Credit intermediation and related activities	153.4	157.8	160.3	-0.9	1.7	1.6	-2.1	1.9	4.5
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	155.4	160.8	161.8	1.4	0.9	0.6	6.1	5.0	4.1
Insurance carriers and related activities	152.9	158.8	160.0	0.7	1.5	0.8	4.9	4.6	4.6
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	148.9	154.8	155.4	0.5	1.3	0.4	4.4	4.5	4.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	151.3	156.3	158.5	0.9	1.2	1.4	6.7	4.2	4.8
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	155.9	161.2	162.8	0.8	1.2	1.0	6.3	4.2	4.4
Professional and business services	155.9	160.6	162.4	1.3	0.7	1.1	5.1	4.4	4.2
Professional, scientific, and technical services	156.9	161.1	162.8	1.4	0.8	1.1	4.7	4.1	3.8
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	158.5	163.8	165.5	1.3	0.8	1.0	6.4	4.7	4.4
Education and health services	153.3	159.0	161.4	1.6	1.0	1.5	5.7	5.4	5.3
Educational services	148.9	152.3	155.5	1.8	0.5	2.1	4.3	4.1	4.4
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools	147.1	149.7	152.7	1.9	0.5	2.0	3.7	3.7	3.8
Health care and social assistance	154.2	160.4	162.7	1.5	1.1	1.4	6.1	5.6	5.5
Hospitals	154.3	161.0	162.8	1.4	1.1	1.1	6.0	5.8	5.5
Nursing and residential care facilities	157.4	163.6	166.4	2.1	1.1	1.7	7.8	6.2	5.7
Nursing care facilities(1)	156.2	163.0	165.9	2.2	1.3	1.8	7.6	6.6	6.2
Leisure and hospitality	171.1	177.3	178.8	1.8	1.1	0.8	7.5	5.5	4.5
Accommodation and food service	174.7	181.3	182.4	1.7	1.3	0.6	7.7	5.5	4.4
Other services, except public administration	157.9	164.0	165.8	1.2	1.4	1.1	5.2	5.1	5.0
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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