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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > New York–New Jersey > Table

New York-New Jersey - Employment Cost Index

 
Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, not seasonally adjusted (December 2005=100)
Area(1)
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data		 Mar
2022		 Dec
2022		 Mar
2023		 Percent change to
Mar 2023 from-
Mar 2022 Dec 2022

Total compensation

United States

 150.2 155.3 157.4 4.8 1.4

Northeast

 152.2 157.0 159.0 4.5 1.3

New England

 156.5 162.1 163.0 4.2 0.6

Middle Atlantic

 150.7 155.2 157.5 4.5 1.5

South

 147.5 152.9 155.1 5.2 1.4

South Atlantic

 149.4 155.8 158.1 5.8 1.5

East South Central

 148.2 152.3 154.8 4.5 1.6

West South Central

 144.0 148.2 150.2 4.3 1.3

Midwest

 147.9 152.8 154.6 4.5 1.2

East North Central

 146.3 151.4 153.2 4.7 1.2

West North Central

 151.9 156.2 157.9 3.9 1.1

West

 154.3 159.5 162.1 5.1 1.6

Mountain

 152.2 157.0 160.1 5.2 2.0

Pacific

 155.3 160.6 163.1 5.0 1.6

Wages and salaries only

United States

 151.8 157.4 159.5 5.1 1.3

Northeast

 153.1 158.1 159.8 4.4 1.1

New England

 159.4 165.5 165.6 3.9 0.1

Middle Atlantic

 150.8 155.4 157.6 4.5 1.4

South

 149.9 155.9 158.0 5.4 1.3

South Atlantic

 151.9 159.1 161.4 6.3 1.4

East South Central

 149.3 154.2 156.7 5.0 1.6

West South Central

 146.8 151.4 153.0 4.2 1.1

Midwest

 149.0 154.0 155.8 4.6 1.2

East North Central

 147.3 152.4 154.3 4.8 1.2

West North Central

 153.1 157.8 159.5 4.2 1.1

West

 156.3 162.3 165.1 5.6 1.7

Mountain

 154.6 160.1 163.2 5.6 1.9

Pacific

 157.2 163.4 166.0 5.6 1.6

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.