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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
Sep.
2025		 Jun.
2026		 Sep.
2026		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Sep.
2025		 Jun.
2026		 Sep.
2026		 Sep.
2025		 Jun.
2026		 Sep.
2026

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

 172.916 178.243 179.644 0.7 0.9 0.8 3.5 3.8 3.9

Private industry workers

All workers

 165.630 171.044 172.113 0.5 1.0 0.6 3.5 3.8 3.9

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 163.165 168.914 169.912 0.4 1.0 0.6 3.3 4.0 4.1

Sales and office

 168.565 174.353 175.154 0.5 1.2 0.5 3.9 4.0 3.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 164.370 168.710 170.106 0.7 0.8 0.8 3.4 3.4 3.5

Production, transportation, and material moving

 168.266 172.772 174.068 0.5 1.1 0.8 3.6 3.2 3.4

Service occupations

 167.867 172.945 174.244 0.6 0.7 0.8 3.6 3.6 3.8

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 156.862 161.386 162.110 0.5 0.9 0.4 2.9 3.4 3.3

Manufacturing

 156.694 161.372 161.742 0.4 0.9 0.2 2.9 3.4 3.2

Aircraft manufacturing

 113.088 123.412 124.285 0.1 0.9 0.7 4.5 9.2 9.9

Service-providing industries(3)

 168.523 174.185 175.346 0.5 1.1 0.7 3.6 3.9 4.0

Bargaining status

Union

 178.648 183.943 186.252 0.6 1.4 1.3 3.9 3.5 4.3

Nonunion

 163.079 168.482 169.383 0.5 1.0 0.5 3.4 3.8 3.9

State and local government workers

All workers

 199.999 204.859 207.619 1.5 0.6 1.3 3.8 4.0 3.8

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: October 30, 2026