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Table 8. Wages and salaries (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for civilian workers, by occupational group and industry

Table 8. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for civilian 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(1)

 155.2 160.7 161.9 1.0 1.3 0.7 5.1 4.6 4.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 154.4 160.1 161.3 0.8 1.3 0.7 5.0 4.6 4.5

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 149.6 155.1 155.9 0.8 1.4 0.5 4.3 4.5 4.2

Management, business, and financial

 151.8 157.2 157.6 0.6 1.4 0.3 3.9 4.2 3.8

Professional and related

 148.5 154.1 155.1 1.0 1.6 0.6 4.6 4.8 4.4

Sales and office

 160.1 165.2 166.8 1.2 0.8 1.0 6.1 4.4 4.2

Sales and related

 160.2 164.3 166.4 1.3 0.2 1.3 6.8 3.9 3.9

Office and administrative support

 159.6 165.6 166.7 1.1 1.3 0.7 5.6 4.9 4.4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 153.5 159.2 161.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 4.6 4.6 4.9

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 153.3 158.5 159.5 0.9 1.0 0.6 4.5 4.3 4.0

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 153.8 160.1 162.8 0.8 1.5 1.7 4.7 4.9 5.9

Production, transportation, and material moving

 161.6 166.9 169.5 0.9 0.9 1.6 5.2 4.2 4.9

Production

 158.2 163.5 165.2 1.0 0.7 1.0 5.4 4.4 4.4

Transportation and material moving

 166.4 171.8 175.1 0.8 1.1 1.9 5.1 4.1 5.2

Service occupations

 166.8 173.1 174.3 1.1 1.3 0.7 6.9 4.9 4.5

Industry

Goods-producing industries(3)

 153.8 158.5 160.1 1.0 0.6 1.0 5.0 4.1 4.1

Manufacturing

 153.9 158.4 159.7 0.9 0.6 0.8 5.1 3.9 3.8

Service-providing industries(4)

 155.4 161.1 162.2 0.9 1.4 0.7 5.1 4.6 4.4

Education and health services

 150.0 155.7 157.0 1.2 2.0 0.8 5.2 5.1 4.7

Educational services

 144.0 149.2 150.2 0.8 2.6 0.7 4.5 4.5 4.3

Elementary and secondary schools

 142.6 148.0 148.8 0.8 2.8 0.5 4.5 4.6 4.3

Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

 145.4 150.1 151.3 0.9 2.3 0.8 4.4 4.2 4.1

Health care and social assistance

 156.3 162.4 164.1 1.5 1.4 1.0 5.8 5.5 5.0

Hospitals

 155.9 162.1 163.9 1.5 1.3 1.1 5.6 5.5 5.1

Nursing and residential care facilities

 158.7 165.4 166.9 1.3 1.7 0.9 6.9 5.6 5.2

Public administration

 148.5 154.8 156.4 0.8 2.9 1.0 5.5 5.1 5.3

Footnotes
(1) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government.
(2) The index for this series is not strictly comparable with other series in this table.
(3) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
(4) Includes the following industries: wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; utilities; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; other services, except public administration; and public administration.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey
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Last Modified Date: January 31, 2024