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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		 Jun
2019		 Mar
2020		 Jun
2020		 Percent change to
Jun 2020 from-
Jun 2019 Mar 2020

Total compensation

United States

 136.4 139.4 140.1 2.7 0.5

Northeast

 139.0 141.7 142.6 2.6 0.6

New England

 142.0 144.9 145.7 2.6 0.6

Middle Atlantic

 138.0 140.6 141.5 2.5 0.6

South

 134.2 136.7 138.0 2.8 1.0

South Atlantic

 136.5 138.7 140.3 2.8 1.2

East South Central

 132.9 136.2 136.9 3.0 0.5

West South Central

 130.9 133.7 134.7 2.9 0.7

Midwest

 134.1 137.5 137.6 2.6 0.1

East North Central

 132.7 136.4 136.1 2.6 -0.2

West North Central

 137.6 140.1 141.3 2.7 0.9

West

 139.5 142.9 143.1 2.6 0.1

Mountain

 136.6 139.5 140.5 2.9 0.7

Pacific

 140.7 144.3 144.3 2.6 0.0

Wages and salaries only

United States

 136.9 140.4 140.9 2.9 0.4

Northeast

 138.8 141.9 142.7 2.8 0.6

New England

 143.7 147.1 147.8 2.9 0.5

Middle Atlantic

 136.9 140.0 140.8 2.8 0.6

South

 135.5 138.4 139.7 3.1 0.9

South Atlantic

 137.9 140.4 142.2 3.1 1.3

East South Central

 133.4 137.1 137.8 3.3 0.5

West South Central

 132.2 135.4 136.2 3.0 0.6

Midwest

 134.0 138.2 137.9 2.9 -0.2

East North Central

 132.4 137.2 136.3 2.9 -0.7

West North Central

 137.9 140.8 142.0 3.0 0.9

West

 140.2 144.3 144.3 2.9 0.0

Mountain

 137.5 140.8 141.8 3.1 0.7

Pacific

 141.4 145.8 145.5 2.9 -0.2

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.