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Northeast - Employment Cost Index

 
Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, not seasonally adjusted (December 2005=100)
Area(1)
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Mar
2023
Dec
2023
Mar
2024
Percent change to
Mar 2024 from-
Mar 2023 Dec 2023

Total compensation

United States

157.4 161.6 163.8 4.1 1.4

Northeast

159.0 163.0 165.0 3.8 1.2

New England

163.0 167.1 168.9 3.6 1.1

Middle Atlantic

157.5 161.5 163.6 3.9 1.3

South

155.1 159.7 161.8 4.3 1.3

South Atlantic

158.1 162.9 165.3 4.6 1.5

East South Central

154.8 159.4 160.2 3.5 0.5

West South Central

150.2 154.3 156.7 4.3 1.6

Midwest

154.6 158.5 160.7 3.9 1.4

East North Central

153.2 157.4 159.5 4.1 1.3

West North Central

157.9 161.1 163.4 3.5 1.4

West

162.1 166.1 168.7 4.1 1.6

Mountain

160.1 164.8 166.5 4.0 1.0

Pacific

163.1 166.9 169.8 4.1 1.7

Wages and salaries only

United States

159.5 164.1 166.3 4.3 1.3

Northeast

159.8 164.3 166.1 3.9 1.1

New England

165.6 170.6 172.3 4.0 1.0

Middle Atlantic

157.6 162.0 163.8 3.9 1.1

South

158.0 163.1 165.2 4.6 1.3

South Atlantic

161.4 166.9 169.3 4.9 1.4

East South Central

156.7 161.4 162.2 3.5 0.5

West South Central

153.0 157.6 159.8 4.4 1.4

Midwest

155.8 160.1 162.3 4.2 1.4

East North Central

154.3 158.8 160.8 4.2 1.3

West North Central

159.5 163.1 165.7 3.9 1.6

West

165.1 169.5 172.2 4.3 1.6

Mountain

163.2 168.4 170.3 4.4 1.1

Pacific

166.0 170.2 173.2 4.3 1.8

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.