August 1 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Compensation costs up in June
Employment Cost Index, private industry and state and local government workers, 12-month percent change, June 2001–June 2012
| Period |
Private industry |
State and local government |
| Total compensation |
Wages and salaries |
Total benefits |
Total compensation |
Wages and salaries |
Total benefits |
Jun 2001 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
Sep 2001 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
4.9 |
4.4 |
3.9 |
5.6 |
Dec 2001 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
Mar 2002 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
Jun 2002 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
4.6 |
Sep 2002 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
3.0 |
5.3 |
Dec 2002 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
3.1 |
6.3 |
Mar 2003 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
5.7 |
4.3 |
3.2 |
6.6 |
Jun 2003 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
5.8 |
4.3 |
3.1 |
6.8 |
Sep 2003 |
3.9 |
3.0 |
6.3 |
3.7 |
2.4 |
6.7 |
Dec 2003 |
4.0 |
3.1 |
6.5 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
6.3 |
Mar 2004 |
3.8 |
2.6 |
6.8 |
3.4 |
2.1 |
6.4 |
Jun 2004 |
3.9 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
3.5 |
2.1 |
6.6 |
Sep 2004 |
3.8 |
2.6 |
6.7 |
3.4 |
2.1 |
6.5 |
Dec 2004 |
3.8 |
2.6 |
6.7 |
3.6 |
2.1 |
6.7 |
Mar 2005 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
5.5 |
3.6 |
2.3 |
6.7 |
Jun 2005 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
4.7 |
3.5 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
Sep 2005 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
2.6 |
6.5 |
Dec 2005 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
3.1 |
6.3 |
Mar 2006 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
2.8 |
5.4 |
Jun 2006 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
3.1 |
5.5 |
Sep 2006 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
5.2 |
Dec 2006 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
5.2 |
Mar 2007 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
2.2 |
4.6 |
3.8 |
6.3 |
Jun 2007 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
4.8 |
3.8 |
6.6 |
Sep 2007 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
4.3 |
3.5 |
6.0 |
Dec 2007 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
Mar 2008 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
Jun 2008 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
Sep 2008 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
Dec 2008 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
Mar 2009 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
Jun 2009 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
Sep 2009 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
Dec 2009 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
Mar 2010 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
Jun 2010 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
Sep 2010 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
Dec 2010 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
Mar 2011 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
Jun 2011 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
Sep 2011 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
Dec 2011 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
Mar 2012 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
Jun 2012 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Compensation costs up in June.
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