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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
2020		 Jun
2021		 Sep
2021		 Percent change to
Sep 2021 from-
Sep 2020 Jun 2021

Total compensation

United States

 140.7 144.4 146.4 4.1 1.4

Northeast

 143.1 146.4 148.4 3.7 1.4

New England

 146.5 150.4 152.2 3.9 1.2

Middle Atlantic

 141.9 145.1 147.1 3.7 1.4

South

 138.4 142.3 144.6 4.5 1.6

South Atlantic

 140.7 144.6 146.3 4.0 1.2

East South Central

 137.1 140.8 143.5 4.7 1.9

West South Central

 135.1 138.9 142.1 5.2 2.3

Midwest

 138.2 141.8 143.5 3.8 1.2

East North Central

 136.7 140.1 141.9 3.8 1.3

West North Central

 142.0 145.8 147.3 3.7 1.0

West

 144.4 148.3 150.1 3.9 1.2

Mountain

 141.4 145.9 147.4 4.2 1.0

Pacific

 145.7 149.5 151.3 3.8 1.2

Wages and salaries only

United States

 141.7 145.9 148.2 4.6 1.6

Northeast

 143.1 147.2 149.5 4.5 1.6

New England

 148.7 153.3 155.4 4.5 1.4

Middle Atlantic

 141.1 145.0 147.4 4.5 1.7

South

 140.1 144.7 147.4 5.2 1.9

South Atlantic

 142.7 147.4 149.3 4.6 1.3

East South Central

 138.0 142.1 144.5 4.7 1.7

West South Central

 136.5 141.2 145.4 6.5 3.0

Midwest

 138.7 142.5 144.4 4.1 1.3

East North Central

 137.0 140.7 142.7 4.2 1.4

West North Central

 142.8 146.9 148.5 4.0 1.1

West

 145.8 150.2 152.1 4.3 1.3

Mountain

 142.8 147.6 149.4 4.6 1.2

Pacific

 147.1 151.5 153.3 4.2 1.2

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.