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Southwest - Employment Cost Index

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

Total compensation

United States

159.2 163.8 165.4 3.9 1.0

Northeast

160.7 165.0 166.4 3.5 0.8

New England

165.1 168.9 170.4 3.2 0.9

Middle Atlantic

159.2 163.6 165.0 3.6 0.9

South

157.1 161.8 162.9 3.7 0.7

South Atlantic

160.2 165.3 166.4 3.9 0.7

East South Central

156.6 160.2 162.2 3.6 1.2

West South Central

152.2 156.7 157.5 3.5 0.5

Midwest

156.4 160.7 162.1 3.6 0.9

East North Central

155.0 159.5 161.0 3.9 0.9

West North Central

159.8 163.4 164.8 3.1 0.9

West

163.5 168.7 171.0 4.6 1.4

Mountain

161.2 166.5 168.6 4.6 1.3

Pacific

164.6 169.8 172.2 4.6 1.4

Wages and salaries only

United States

161.3 166.3 167.9 4.1 1.0

Northeast

161.6 166.1 167.6 3.7 0.9

New England

168.1 172.3 173.9 3.5 0.9

Middle Atlantic

159.2 163.8 165.2 3.8 0.9

South

160.2 165.2 166.5 3.9 0.8

South Atlantic

163.7 169.3 170.6 4.2 0.8

East South Central

158.6 162.2 164.3 3.6 1.3

West South Central

155.0 159.8 160.7 3.7 0.6

Midwest

157.7 162.3 163.5 3.7 0.7

East North Central

156.1 160.8 162.1 3.8 0.8

West North Central

161.6 165.7 167.0 3.3 0.8

West

166.4 172.2 174.5 4.9 1.3

Mountain

164.4 170.3 172.4 4.9 1.2

Pacific

167.5 173.2 175.6 4.8 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.