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Table 7. Compensation (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for total compensation, for state and local government workers, by occupational group and industry

Table 7. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), for state and local government workers, by occupational group and industry [Not seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for
Dec.
2022
Sep.
2023
Dec.
2023
3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Dec.
2022
Sep.
2023
Dec.
2023
Dec.
2022
Sep.
2023
Dec.
2023

All workers

155.8 161.8 163.0 0.9 2.3 0.7 4.8 4.8 4.6

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

153.3 159.1 160.2 0.9 2.5 0.7 4.6 4.7 4.5

Professional and related

153.2 158.8 159.8 0.9 2.3 0.6 4.6 4.6 4.3

Sales and office

159.0 165.5 167.0 0.8 2.2 0.9 5.0 4.9 5.0

Office and administrative support

159.1 165.5 167.0 0.8 2.2 0.9 5.1 4.9 5.0

Service occupations

163.3 169.6 171.4 1.2 2.0 1.1 6.0 5.1 5.0

Industry

Education and health services

154.0 159.7 160.8 0.9 2.4 0.7 4.8 4.7 4.4

Educational services

153.2 158.9 159.9 0.9 2.5 0.6 4.6 4.7 4.4

Schools

153.2 158.8 159.9 0.9 2.5 0.7 4.7 4.6 4.4

Elementary and secondary schools

153.6 159.3 160.2 0.9 2.5 0.6 4.6 4.6 4.3

Health care and social assistance

160.4 166.3 167.4 1.3 2.0 0.7 5.5 5.0 4.4

Hospitals

156.9 162.7 163.6 1.2 1.9 0.6 5.2 5.0 4.3

Public administration

158.6 165.1 166.7 0.8 2.4 1.0 5.3 4.9 5.1

Footnotes
(1) Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

Last Modified Date: January 31, 2024