3-month percent changes in Employment Cost Index, 
wages and salaries and benefit costs for State and local government, 
seasonally adjusted, Mar. 2000-Dec. 2001

	     	      Percent change	
		Wages and	Benefits
		salaries	

Mar. 2000	0.9		0.8
Jun. 2000	0.8		0.5
Sep. 2000	0.8		0.3
Dec. 2000	0.8		0.7
Mar. 2001	1.0		1.2
Jun. 2001	1.1		1.1
Sep. 2001	1.0		2.4
Dec. 2001	0.5		0.6