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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Northeast > Table

Northeast - Employment Cost Index

 
Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, not seasonally adjusted (December 2005=100)
Area(1)
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Dec 2025 from-
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Total compensation

United States

 167.4 172.307 173.017 3.4 0.4

Northeast

 168.4 173.419 174.224 3.5 0.5

New England

 171.9 177.071 178.214 3.7 0.6

Middle Atlantic

 167.2 172.094 172.769 3.3 0.4

South

 165.0 169.977 170.714 3.5 0.4

South Atlantic

 168.6 173.204 174.122 3.3 0.5

East South Central

 164.0 169.684 170.557 4.0 0.5

West South Central

 159.5 164.836 165.176 3.6 0.2

Midwest

 163.7 168.730 169.299 3.4 0.3

East North Central

 162.4 167.293 167.890 3.4 0.4

West North Central

 167.0 172.137 172.649 3.4 0.3

West

 173.2 178.045 178.771 3.2 0.4

Mountain

 170.7 175.033 175.859 3.0 0.5

Pacific

 174.5 179.483 180.164 3.2 0.4

Wages and salaries only

United States

 170.2 175.109 175.885 3.3 0.4

Northeast

 170.0 174.933 175.803 3.4 0.5

New England

 175.6 180.955 182.264 3.8 0.7

Middle Atlantic

 167.9 172.647 173.350 3.2 0.4

South

 168.7 173.897 174.700 3.6 0.5

South Atlantic

 172.9 177.619 178.633 3.3 0.6

East South Central

 166.7 172.365 173.308 4.0 0.5

West South Central

 162.6 168.579 168.928 3.9 0.2

Midwest

 165.4 170.498 171.103 3.4 0.4

East North Central

 163.7 168.722 169.337 3.4 0.4

West North Central

 169.4 174.675 175.263 3.5 0.3

West

 177.0 181.576 182.393 3.0 0.4

Mountain

 174.8 178.935 179.880 2.9 0.5

Pacific

 178.2 182.922 183.677 3.1 0.4

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.