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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Western > Table

Western - Employment Cost Index

 
Employment Cost Index for private industry workers, not seasonally adjusted (December 2005=100)
Area(1)
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2025		 Mar
2026		 Jun
2026		 Percent change to
Jun 2026 from-
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Total compensation

United States

 171.181 175.210 176.876 3.3 1.0

Northeast

 172.336 176.298 177.528 3.0 0.7

New England

 175.828 180.869 180.429 2.6 -0.2

Middle Atlantic

 171.069 174.622 176.492 3.2 1.1

South

 168.629 172.768 174.528 3.5 1.0

South Atlantic

 172.048 176.289 178.055 3.5 1.0

East South Central

 168.395 172.753 174.788 3.8 1.2

West South Central

 163.105 166.968 168.605 3.4 1.0

Midwest

 167.837 171.538 172.904 3.0 0.8

East North Central

 166.325 170.070 171.624 3.2 0.9

West North Central

 171.414 175.017 175.991 2.7 0.6

West

 176.969 181.213 183.382 3.6 1.2

Mountain

 174.179 177.488 179.733 3.2 1.3

Pacific

 178.317 182.986 185.121 3.8 1.2

Wages and salaries only

United States

 173.849 177.672 179.304 3.1 0.9

Northeast

 173.709 177.438 178.404 2.7 0.5

New England

 179.509 184.972 183.678 2.3 -0.7

Middle Atlantic

 171.503 174.576 176.404 2.9 1.0

South

 172.371 176.504 178.348 3.5 1.0

South Atlantic

 176.352 180.499 182.405 3.4 1.1

East South Central

 170.862 175.417 177.533 3.9 1.2

West South Central

 166.564 170.490 172.104 3.3 0.9

Midwest

 169.518 173.190 174.496 2.9 0.8

East North Central

 167.669 171.359 172.860 3.1 0.9

West North Central

 173.860 177.491 178.399 2.6 0.5

West

 180.391 184.020 186.199 3.2 1.2

Mountain

 178.020 181.101 183.471 3.1 1.3

Pacific

 181.622 185.502 187.589 3.3 1.1

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.