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

Civilian workers

All workers(1)

 171.680 176.596 178.243 0.7 1.8 0.9 3.5 3.6 3.8

Private industry workers

All workers

 164.815 169.305 171.044 0.8 1.9 1.0 3.4 3.6 3.8

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 162.450 167.195 168.914 0.5 2.1 1.0 3.2 3.5 4.0

Sales and office

 167.694 172.270 174.353 1.1 1.9 1.2 3.7 3.9 4.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 163.188 167.372 168.710 1.0 1.4 0.8 3.2 3.6 3.4

Production, transportation, and material moving

 167.491 170.876 172.772 1.3 1.2 1.1 3.6 3.3 3.2

Service occupations

 166.870 171.689 172.945 0.9 1.9 0.7 3.8 3.8 3.6

Industry

Goods-producing industries(2)

 156.113 160.001 161.386 0.9 1.7 0.9 2.8 3.4 3.4

Manufacturing

 156.095 159.898 161.372 1.0 1.8 0.9 2.8 3.5 3.4

Aircraft manufacturing

 112.982 122.332 123.412 1.3 10.0 0.9 4.2 9.7 9.2

Service-providing industries(3)

 167.688 172.349 174.185 0.8 1.9 1.1 3.6 3.6 3.9

Bargaining status

Union

 177.643 181.375 183.943 1.3 1.1 1.4 3.8 3.4 3.5

Nonunion

 162.293 166.861 168.482 0.7 2.0 1.0 3.4 3.6 3.8

State and local government workers

All workers

 197.029 203.630 204.859 0.2 1.3 0.6 4.1 3.6 4.0

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: August 03, 2026