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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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2025		 Percent change to
Sep 2025 from-
Sep 2024 Jun 2025

Total compensation

United States

 166.4 171.181 172.307 3.5 0.7

Northeast

 167.4 172.336 173.419 3.6 0.6

New England

 170.9 175.828 177.071 3.6 0.7

Middle Atlantic

 166.2 171.069 172.094 3.5 0.6

South

 164.0 168.629 169.977 3.6 0.8

South Atlantic

 167.6 172.048 173.204 3.3 0.7

East South Central

 163.0 168.395 169.684 4.1 0.8

West South Central

 158.4 163.105 164.836 4.1 1.1

Midwest

 163.2 167.837 168.730 3.4 0.5

East North Central

 162.0 166.325 167.293 3.3 0.6

West North Central

 166.0 171.414 172.137 3.7 0.4

West

 172.1 176.969 178.045 3.5 0.6

Mountain

 169.9 174.179 175.033 3.0 0.5

Pacific

 173.2 178.317 179.483 3.6 0.7

Wages and salaries only

United States

 169.1 173.849 175.109 3.6 0.7

Northeast

 168.8 173.709 174.933 3.6 0.7

New England

 174.4 179.509 180.955 3.8 0.8

Middle Atlantic

 166.6 171.503 172.647 3.6 0.7

South

 167.6 172.371 173.897 3.8 0.9

South Atlantic

 171.7 176.352 177.619 3.4 0.7

East South Central

 165.3 170.862 172.365 4.3 0.9

West South Central

 161.7 166.564 168.579 4.3 1.2

Midwest

 164.8 169.518 170.498 3.5 0.6

East North Central

 163.3 167.669 168.722 3.3 0.6

West North Central

 168.3 173.860 174.675 3.8 0.5

West

 175.7 180.391 181.576 3.3 0.7

Mountain

 173.9 178.020 178.935 2.9 0.5

Pacific

 176.7 181.622 182.922 3.5 0.7

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.