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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > Table

Southwest - Employment Cost Index

 
Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, not seasonally adjusted (December 2005=100)
Area(1)
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data		 Dec
2021		 Sep
2022		 Dec
2022		 Percent change to
Dec 2022 from-
Dec 2021 Sep 2022

Total compensation

United States

 147.8 154.0 155.3 5.1 0.8

Northeast

 149.6 155.5 157.0 4.9 1.0

New England

 153.4 160.3 162.1 5.7 1.1

Middle Atlantic

 148.3 153.8 155.2 4.7 0.9

South

 145.6 151.8 152.9 5.0 0.7

South Atlantic

 147.5 154.5 155.8 5.6 0.8

East South Central

 145.6 151.0 152.3 4.6 0.9

West South Central

 142.5 147.6 148.2 4.0 0.4

Midwest

 145.5 151.8 152.8 5.0 0.7

East North Central

 143.8 150.1 151.4 5.3 0.9

West North Central

 149.6 155.9 156.2 4.4 0.2

West

 151.4 157.8 159.5 5.4 1.1

Mountain

 149.3 155.4 157.0 5.2 1.0

Pacific

 152.4 158.9 160.6 5.4 1.1

Wages and salaries only

United States

 149.7 155.9 157.4 5.1 1.0

Northeast

 150.7 156.4 158.1 4.9 1.1

New England

 156.3 163.6 165.5 5.9 1.2

Middle Atlantic

 148.7 153.8 155.4 4.5 1.0

South

 148.4 154.7 155.9 5.1 0.8

South Atlantic

 150.6 157.6 159.1 5.6 1.0

East South Central

 146.8 152.6 154.2 5.0 1.0

West South Central

 145.6 150.7 151.4 4.0 0.5

Midwest

 146.7 153.0 154.0 5.0 0.7

East North Central

 145.0 151.1 152.4 5.1 0.9

West North Central

 151.0 157.7 157.8 4.5 0.1

West

 153.6 160.4 162.3 5.7 1.2

Mountain

 151.9 158.2 160.1 5.4 1.2

Pacific

 154.5 161.5 163.4 5.8 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.