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New York-New Jersey - Employment Cost Index

Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, not seasonally adjusted (December 2005=100)
Area(1) (Links provide news releases)	Back data	Mar 2020	Dec 2020	Mar 2021	Percent change to Mar 2021 from-
Area(1) (Links provide news releases)	Back data	Mar 2020	Dec 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2020	Dec 2020
Total compensation
United States		139.4	141.6	143.3	2.8	1.2
Northeast		141.7	144.0	146.1	3.1	1.5
New England		144.9	147.0	149.0	2.8	1.4
Middle Atlantic		140.6	142.9	145.1	3.2	1.5
South		136.7	139.3	141.0	3.1	1.2
South Atlantic		138.7	141.8	143.7	3.6	1.3
East South Central		136.2	137.4	139.4	2.3	1.5
West South Central		133.7	135.9	137.0	2.5	0.8
Midwest		137.5	139.1	140.7	2.3	1.2
East North Central		136.4	137.6	139.1	2.0	1.1
West North Central		140.1	142.9	144.6	3.2	1.2
West		142.9	145.1	146.8	2.7	1.2
Mountain		139.5	142.0	143.8	3.1	1.3
Pacific		144.3	146.4	148.1	2.6	1.2
Wages and salaries only
United States		140.4	142.6	144.6	3.0	1.4
Northeast		141.9	144.1	146.7	3.4	1.8
New England		147.1	149.0	151.5	3.0	1.7
Middle Atlantic		140.0	142.3	144.9	3.5	1.8
South		138.4	141.2	143.1	3.4	1.3
South Atlantic		140.4	144.0	146.3	4.2	1.6
East South Central		137.1	138.4	140.5	2.5	1.5
West South Central		135.4	137.6	138.7	2.4	0.8
Midwest		138.2	139.6	141.2	2.2	1.1
East North Central		137.2	138.0	139.5	1.7	1.1
West North Central		140.8	143.7	145.5	3.3	1.3
West		144.3	146.5	148.4	2.8	1.3
Mountain		140.8	143.5	145.3	3.2	1.3
Pacific		145.8	147.8	149.8	2.7	1.4
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.

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