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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > New England > Table

New England - Employment Cost Index

 
Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, not seasonally adjusted (December 2005=100)
Area(1)
(Links provide news releases)		 Back
data		 Sep
2021		 Jun
2022		 Sep
2022		 Percent change to
Sep 2022 from-
Sep 2021 Jun 2022

Total compensation

United States

 146.4 152.4 154.0 5.2 1.0

Northeast

 148.4 153.9 155.5 4.8 1.0

New England

 152.2 158.6 160.3 5.3 1.1

Middle Atlantic

 147.1 152.2 153.8 4.6 1.1

South

 144.6 150.5 151.8 5.0 0.9

South Atlantic

 146.3 152.2 154.5 5.6 1.5

East South Central

 143.5 149.8 151.0 5.2 0.8

West South Central

 142.1 147.8 147.6 3.9 -0.1

Midwest

 143.5 149.9 151.8 5.8 1.3

East North Central

 141.9 148.1 150.1 5.8 1.4

West North Central

 147.3 154.5 155.9 5.8 0.9

West

 150.1 156.4 157.8 5.1 0.9

Mountain

 147.4 154.4 155.4 5.4 0.6

Pacific

 151.3 157.4 158.9 5.0 1.0

Wages and salaries only

United States

 148.2 154.2 155.9 5.2 1.1

Northeast

 149.5 154.7 156.4 4.6 1.1

New England

 155.4 161.6 163.6 5.3 1.2

Middle Atlantic

 147.4 152.2 153.8 4.3 1.1

South

 147.4 153.2 154.7 5.0 1.0

South Atlantic

 149.3 155.1 157.6 5.6 1.6

East South Central

 144.5 150.8 152.6 5.6 1.2

West South Central

 145.4 151.2 150.7 3.6 -0.3

Midwest

 144.4 151.0 153.0 6.0 1.3

East North Central

 142.7 148.9 151.1 5.9 1.5

West North Central

 148.5 156.0 157.7 6.2 1.1

West

 152.1 158.6 160.4 5.5 1.1

Mountain

 149.4 157.0 158.2 5.9 0.8

Pacific

 153.3 159.4 161.5 5.3 1.3

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.