3-month percent changes in Employment Cost Index, wages and salaries and benefits 
costs for State and local government workers, seasonally adjusted, March 1999-December 2000


			
		Wages and salaries	Benefits	

 Mar. 1999	0.7			0.5	
 June 1999	0.9			0.6	
 Sep. 1999	0.9			0.4	
 Dec. 1999	1.0			1.2	
 Mar. 2000	0.9			1.0	
 June 2000	0.8			0.5	
 Sep. 2000	0.8			0.1	
 Dec. 2000	0.8			0.8