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New England - Employment Cost Index

 
Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, not seasonally adjusted (December 2005=100)
Area(1)
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2016		 Dec
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2017		 Percent change to
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Total compensation

United States

 125.4 127.2 128.3 2.3 0.9

Northeast

 127.3 128.7 130.2 2.3 1.2

New England

 131.2 131.1 132.7 1.1 1.2

Middle Atlantic

 125.9 127.8 129.3 2.7 1.2

South

 125.1 126.2 127.1 1.6 0.7

South Atlantic

 126.0 127.8 128.7 2.1 0.7

East South Central

 123.1 125.5 126.5 2.8 0.8

West South Central

 124.1 123.8 124.4 0.2 0.5

Midwest

 123.4 125.7 126.8 2.8 0.9

East North Central

 121.9 124.1 125.2 2.7 0.9

West North Central

 126.9 129.8 130.8 3.1 0.8

West

 126.2 128.6 129.9 2.9 1.0

Mountain

 124.1 126.4 127.5 2.7 0.9

Pacific

 127.1 129.6 130.9 3.0 1.0

Wages and salaries only

United States

 125.1 127.1 128.3 2.6 0.9

Northeast

 126.9 128.3 129.7 2.2 1.1

New England

 132.9 132.1 134.1 0.9 1.5

Middle Atlantic

 124.6 126.9 128.0 2.7 0.9

South

 125.4 126.7 127.7 1.8 0.8

South Atlantic

 126.4 128.3 129.2 2.2 0.7

East South Central

 123.0 125.5 126.7 3.0 1.0

West South Central

 124.8 124.5 125.4 0.5 0.7

Midwest

 122.5 125.3 126.4 3.2 0.9

East North Central

 120.8 123.4 124.5 3.1 0.9

West North Central

 126.5 129.8 131.0 3.6 0.9

West

 125.8 128.7 129.8 3.2 0.9

Mountain

 124.4 127.0 128.0 2.9 0.8

Pacific

 126.5 129.5 130.7 3.3 0.9

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.