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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
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

 170.5 173.550 176.596 1.6 0.4 1.8 3.8 3.4 3.6

Private industry workers

All workers

 163.5 166.191 169.305 1.7 0.3 1.9 3.5 3.4 3.6

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 161.6 163.692 167.195 1.9 0.3 2.1 3.5 3.2 3.5

Sales and office

 165.8 169.045 172.270 1.9 0.3 1.9 3.2 3.9 3.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 161.5 165.102 167.372 1.1 0.4 1.4 2.7 3.4 3.6

Production, transportation, and material moving

 165.4 168.853 170.876 1.4 0.3 1.2 4.5 3.5 3.3

Service occupations

 165.4 168.570 171.689 1.7 0.4 1.9 4.2 3.7 3.8

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 154.7 157.285 160.001 1.1 0.3 1.7 2.9 2.8 3.4

Manufacturing

 154.5 157.027 159.898 0.9 0.2 1.8 2.9 2.6 3.5

Aircraft manufacturing

 111.5 111.207 122.332 -0.3 -1.7 10.0 1.9 -0.5 9.7

Service-providing industries(3)

 166.4 169.121 172.349 1.9 0.4 1.9 3.7 3.6 3.6

Bargaining status

Union

 175.4 179.408 181.375 1.3 0.4 1.1 4.6 3.6 3.4

Nonunion

 161.1 163.611 166.861 1.8 0.3 2.0 3.4 3.4 3.6

State and local government workers

All workers

 196.6 200.927 203.630 1.2 0.5 1.3 4.8 3.5 3.6

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: April 30, 2026