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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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data		 Mar
2025		 Dec
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change to
Mar 2026 from-
Mar 2025 Dec 2025

Total compensation

United States

 169.4 173.017 175.210 3.4 1.3

Northeast

 170.5 174.224 176.298 3.4 1.2

New England

 174.0 178.214 180.869 3.9 1.5

Middle Atlantic

 169.3 172.769 174.622 3.1 1.1

South

 167.1 170.714 172.768 3.4 1.2

South Atlantic

 170.3 174.122 176.289 3.5 1.2

East South Central

 166.4 170.557 172.753 3.8 1.3

West South Central

 162.3 165.176 166.968 2.9 1.1

Midwest

 166.0 169.299 171.538 3.3 1.3

East North Central

 164.4 167.890 170.070 3.4 1.3

West North Central

 169.7 172.649 175.017 3.1 1.4

West

 175.0 178.771 181.213 3.6 1.4

Mountain

 172.6 175.859 177.488 2.8 0.9

Pacific

 176.1 180.164 182.986 3.9 1.6

Wages and salaries only

United States

 171.9 175.885 177.672 3.4 1.0

Northeast

 172.0 175.803 177.438 3.2 0.9

New England

 177.5 182.264 184.972 4.2 1.5

Middle Atlantic

 169.9 173.350 174.576 2.8 0.7

South

 170.6 174.700 176.504 3.5 1.0

South Atlantic

 174.5 178.633 180.499 3.4 1.0

East South Central

 168.8 173.308 175.417 3.9 1.2

West South Central

 164.9 168.928 170.490 3.4 0.9

Midwest

 167.5 171.103 173.190 3.4 1.2

East North Central

 165.5 169.337 171.359 3.5 1.2

West North Central

 172.2 175.263 177.491 3.1 1.3

West

 178.2 182.393 184.020 3.3 0.9

Mountain

 176.5 179.880 181.101 2.6 0.7

Pacific

 179.1 183.677 185.502 3.6 1.0

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.