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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Midwest > Table

Midwest Economy - Employment Cost Index

 

Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, not seasonally adjusted (December 2005=100)
Area(1)
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data		 Jun
2024		 Mar
2025		 Jun
2025		 Percent change to
Jun 2025 from-
Jun 2024 Mar 2025

Total compensation

United States

 165.4 169.4 171.181 3.5 1.1

Northeast

 166.4 170.5 172.336 3.6 1.1

New England

 170.4 174.0 175.828 3.2 1.1

Middle Atlantic

 165.0 169.3 171.069 3.7 1.0

South

 162.9 167.1 168.629 3.5 0.9

South Atlantic

 166.4 170.3 172.048 3.4 1.0

East South Central

 162.2 166.4 168.395 3.8 1.2

West South Central

 157.5 162.3 163.105 3.6 0.5

Midwest

 162.1 166.0 167.837 3.5 1.1

East North Central

 161.0 164.4 166.325 3.3 1.2

West North Central

 164.8 169.7 171.414 4.0 1.0

West

 171.0 175.0 176.969 3.5 1.1

Mountain

 168.6 172.6 174.179 3.3 0.9

Pacific

 172.2 176.1 178.317 3.6 1.3

Wages and salaries only

United States

 167.9 171.9 173.849 3.5 1.1

Northeast

 167.6 172.0 173.709 3.6 1.0

New England

 173.9 177.5 179.509 3.2 1.1

Middle Atlantic

 165.2 169.9 171.503 3.8 0.9

South

 166.5 170.6 172.371 3.5 1.0

South Atlantic

 170.6 174.5 176.352 3.4 1.1

East South Central

 164.3 168.8 170.862 4.0 1.2

West South Central

 160.7 164.9 166.564 3.6 1.0

Midwest

 163.5 167.5 169.518 3.7 1.2

East North Central

 162.1 165.5 167.669 3.4 1.3

West North Central

 167.0 172.2 173.860 4.1 1.0

West

 174.5 178.2 180.391 3.4 1.2

Mountain

 172.4 176.5 178.020 3.3 0.9

Pacific

 175.6 179.1 181.622 3.4 1.4

Footnotes
(1) Northeast Region: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

New England Division: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Middle Atlantic Division: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

South Region: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

South Atlantic Division: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
East South Central Division: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
West South Central Division: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

East North Central Division: Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
West North Central Division: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Mountain Division: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Pacific Division: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.

Source: Employment Cost Trends

The Employment Cost Index (ECI) is a quarterly measure of changes in total labor costs and their wage-and-salary and benefits components.