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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.
2023
Sep.
2024
Dec.
2024
3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Dec.
2023
Sep.
2024
Dec.
2024
Dec.
2023
Sep.
2024
Dec.
2024

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

161.9 167.0 167.8 0.5 0.7 0.5 3.8 3.7 3.6

Private industry workers

All workers

155.5 160.1 160.7 0.3 0.4 0.4 3.6 3.3 3.3

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

153.5 158.0 158.6 0.3 0.4 0.4 3.8 3.2 3.3

Sales and office

158.3 162.3 162.7 0.2 0.4 0.2 3.3 2.7 2.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

155.7 159.0 159.7 0.5 0.6 0.4 3.4 2.6 2.6

Production, transportation, and material moving

156.6 162.4 163.1 1.1 0.4 0.4 4.0 4.8 4.2

Service occupations

156.9 162.0 162.6 0.3 0.7 0.4 2.8 3.5 3.6

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

148.6 152.4 153.0 0.5 0.3 0.4 3.3 3.0 3.0

Manufacturing

148.3 152.3 153.1 0.6 0.3 0.5 3.3 3.3 3.2

Aircraft manufacturing

107.7 108.2 111.8 0.0 -0.2 3.3 2.6 0.5 3.8

Service-providing industries(3)

157.9 162.7 163.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 3.7 3.4 3.4

Bargaining status

Union

165.6 171.9 173.2 1.1 0.5 0.8 3.4 4.9 4.6

Nonunion

153.4 157.7 158.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 3.6 3.1 3.1

State and local government workers

All workers

185.1 192.6 194.2 0.8 1.8 0.8 4.6 4.8 4.9

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

Last Modified Date: January 31, 2025