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Table 12. Benefits (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for benefits, by ownership, occupational group, industry, and bargaining status

Table 12. Employment Cost Index for benefits, by occupational group, industry, and bargaining status [Not seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group, industry, and bargaining status Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for-
Jun.
2020		 Mar.
2021		 Jun.
2021		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Jun.
2020		 Mar.
2021		 Jun.
2021		 Jun.
2020		 Mar.
2021		 Jun.
2021

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

 143.0 145.6 146.2 0.6 0.8 0.4 2.2 2.5 2.2

Private industry workers

All workers

 138.0 140.3 140.8 0.8 0.9 0.4 2.0 2.5 2.0

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 136.3 138.6 139.1 0.7 1.0 0.4 1.8 2.4 2.1

Sales and office

 139.8 142.1 142.5 1.0 0.9 0.3 1.9 2.7 1.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 140.7 142.7 143.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 2.2 2.1 2.2

Production, transportation, and material moving

 138.9 141.0 141.6 0.9 0.4 0.4 2.4 2.5 1.9

Service occupations

 137.4 140.1 140.8 0.8 0.9 0.5 2.2 2.8 2.5

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 133.9 135.8 136.5 0.7 0.7 0.5 1.7 2.1 1.9

Manufacturing

 133.4 135.0 135.5 0.9 0.5 0.4 1.8 2.1 1.6

Aircraft manufacturing

 95.6 98.4 98.7 1.3 2.1 0.3 -3.6 4.2 3.2

Service-providing industries(3)

 139.5 141.9 142.4 0.8 0.9 0.4 2.0 2.5 2.1

Bargaining status

Union

 150.3 152.3 152.6 1.6 0.5 0.2 2.2 2.9 1.5

Nonunion

 135.6 137.9 138.5 0.7 1.0 0.4 2.0 2.4 2.1

State and local government workers

All workers

 161.4 165.1 165.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 3.1 2.6 2.6

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) 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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Last Modified Date: July 30, 2021