12-month percent changes in Employment Cost Index, 
wages and salaries and benefit costs for State and 
local government, June 1998-June 2003


	     		  Percent change		
			
		Wages and salaries	Benefits	

June 1998	       3.0		  2.1	
June 1999	       3.1		  2.6	
June 2000	       3.7		  3.1	
June 2001	       3.7		  3.4	
June 2002	       3.2		  4.6	
June 2003	       3.1		  6.8