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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
Dec.
2024		 Sep.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Dec.
2024		 Sep.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Dec.
2024		 Sep.
2025		 Dec.
2025

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

 167.8 172.916 173.550 0.5 0.7 0.4 3.6 3.5 3.4

Private industry workers

All workers

 160.7 165.630 166.191 0.4 0.5 0.3 3.3 3.5 3.4

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 158.6 163.165 163.692 0.4 0.4 0.3 3.3 3.3 3.2

Sales and office

 162.7 168.565 169.045 0.2 0.5 0.3 2.8 3.9 3.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 159.7 164.370 165.102 0.4 0.7 0.4 2.6 3.4 3.4

Production, transportation, and material moving

 163.1 168.266 168.853 0.4 0.5 0.3 4.2 3.6 3.5

Service occupations

 162.6 167.867 168.570 0.4 0.6 0.4 3.6 3.6 3.7

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 153.0 156.862 157.285 0.4 0.5 0.3 3.0 2.9 2.8

Manufacturing

 153.1 156.694 157.027 0.5 0.4 0.2 3.2 2.9 2.6

Aircraft manufacturing

 111.8 113.088 111.207 3.3 0.1 -1.7 3.8 4.5 -0.5

Service-providing industries(3)

 163.3 168.523 169.121 0.4 0.5 0.4 3.4 3.6 3.6

Bargaining status

Union

 173.2 178.648 179.408 0.8 0.6 0.4 4.6 3.9 3.6

Nonunion

 158.2 163.079 163.611 0.3 0.5 0.3 3.1 3.4 3.4

State and local government workers

All workers

 194.2 199.999 200.927 0.8 1.5 0.5 4.9 3.8 3.5

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: February 10, 2026