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Midwest Economy - Employment Cost Index

 

Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, not seasonally adjusted (December 2005=100)
Area(1)
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Dec
2023
Sep
2024
Dec
2024
Percent change to
Dec 2024 from-
Dec 2023 Sep 2024

Total compensation

United States

161.6 166.4 167.4 3.6 0.6

Northeast

163.0 167.4 168.4 3.3 0.6

New England

167.1 170.9 171.9 2.9 0.6

Middle Atlantic

161.5 166.2 167.2 3.5 0.6

South

159.7 164.0 165.0 3.3 0.6

South Atlantic

162.9 167.6 168.6 3.5 0.6

East South Central

159.4 163.0 164.0 2.9 0.6

West South Central

154.3 158.4 159.5 3.4 0.7

Midwest

158.5 163.2 163.7 3.3 0.3

East North Central

157.4 162.0 162.4 3.2 0.2

West North Central

161.1 166.0 167.0 3.7 0.6

West

166.1 172.1 173.2 4.3 0.6

Mountain

164.8 169.9 170.7 3.6 0.5

Pacific

166.9 173.2 174.5 4.6 0.8

Wages and salaries only

United States

164.1 169.1 170.2 3.7 0.7

Northeast

164.3 168.8 170.0 3.5 0.7

New England

170.6 174.4 175.6 2.9 0.7

Middle Atlantic

162.0 166.6 167.9 3.6 0.8

South

163.1 167.6 168.7 3.4 0.7

South Atlantic

166.9 171.7 172.9 3.6 0.7

East South Central

161.4 165.3 166.7 3.3 0.8

West South Central

157.6 161.7 162.6 3.2 0.6

Midwest

160.1 164.8 165.4 3.3 0.4

East North Central

158.8 163.3 163.7 3.1 0.2

West North Central

163.1 168.3 169.4 3.9 0.7

West

169.5 175.7 177.0 4.4 0.7

Mountain

168.4 173.9 174.8 3.8 0.5

Pacific

170.2 176.7 178.2 4.7 0.8

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.