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.
2018		 Dec.
2018		 Mar.
2019		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Mar.
2018		 Dec.
2018		 Mar.
2019		 Mar.
2018		 Dec.
2018		 Mar.
2019

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

 135.7 138.1 139.2 1.0 0.4 0.8 2.6 2.8 2.6

Private industry workers

All workers

 131.6 133.6 134.7 1.1 0.3 0.8 2.5 2.6 2.4

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 130.6 132.1 133.3 1.2 0.3 0.9 2.5 2.3 2.1

Sales and office

 132.4 135.3 136.2 1.2 0.4 0.7 2.4 3.4 2.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 133.5 136.9 137.9 0.5 0.3 0.7 2.3 3.0 3.3

Production, transportation, and material moving

 132.6 133.8 135.0 0.9 0.2 0.9 3.0 1.8 1.8

Service occupations

 131.3 132.8 133.6 1.2 0.4 0.6 2.3 2.4 1.8

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 129.0 129.6 130.8 0.8 0.2 0.9 2.9 1.3 1.4

Manufacturing

 129.1 129.1 130.5 0.9 0.2 1.1 3.3 0.9 1.1

Aircraft manufacturing

 122.2 97.7 99.0 3.3 -0.8 1.3 31.5 -17.4 -19.0

Service-providing industries(3)

 132.7 135.1 136.1 1.1 0.4 0.7 2.4 3.0 2.6

Bargaining status

Union

 141.7 145.7 146.9 0.8 0.6 0.8 3.1 3.6 3.7

Nonunion

 129.6 131.2 132.3 1.1 0.2 0.8 2.4 2.3 2.1

State and local government workers

All workers

 150.4 154.4 155.8 0.5 0.8 0.9 3.0 3.1 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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